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Matsuura City to Exchange Tax Credits for Used Musical Instruments
Matsuura City in Nagasaki Prefecture began accepting musical instruments for its hometown taxation, starting on October 1. The city has used the nation's "furusato nozei" system to...
New Frozen Ice Cream Sweet From Nagasaki
A rice-product retailer in Nagasaki Prefecture, Mind Bank, developed a product to make ice cream-like rice balls. The product, Yureimai (yurei = ghost / yu = great, rei = cold) was...
Nagasaki’s Goto City Tagged For Offshore wind plant
On July 30, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced four locations for consideration of future offshore wind plants and Goto City in Nagasaki Prefecture was included...
Koreans Cancel Participation at Tsushima Festival
The city of Busan canceled plans to participate in the Tsushima Izuhara Port Festival of Tsushima City, Nagasaki, reflecting the current diplomatic situation between the two countr...
Moths From North and South America Eating Kyushu Crops
Caterpillars of Spodoptera frugiperda (also known as fall armyworm), a foreign moth native to North and South America, has been found in five prefectures in Kyushu. Announcements h...
Huis Ten Bosch Announces Entrance Fee Changes
Huis Ten Bosch announced on Jul. 9 plans to revise entrance fees for the theme park, beginning in October 2019. The company’s plans reflect feedback from guests and aim to attract ...
Nagasaki Encourages Young Graduates to Return to Nagasaki
Nagasaki Prefecture is strengthening its efforts to attract more university and college graduates who were born in Nagasaki to work in their hometown. The number of people who move...
Reins Change at Huis Ten Bosch Prior to Stock Listing
The president of Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), Hideo Sawada, held a press conference on May 15 attended by the incoming president of the company, Katsuhiko Sakaguchi. Sawada is the chairma...
Hirado Castle to be Renovated for Castle Stays
Hirado Castle will undergo a renovation to provide shirohaku (castle stays) accommodation to tourists, beginning in the summer of 2020. The castle stands in the city of Hirado in N...
Nagasaki University to Avoid Hiring Smokers
Nagasaki University announced a new policy to hire non-smokers in the future. University President Shigeru Kono said at a press conference on Apr. 19 that the new policy is stated ...