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Host towns in Fukuoka and Saga Prefectures Begin Pre-Olympics Preparations
The first voluntary council to support pre-Olympic and pre-Paralympic host towns was launched in Fukuoka and Saga. The organization aims to support the safe and reassuring operatio...
ANA Tests Robotic Luggage Loading at Saga Airport
ANA tested an automated baggage loading system at Saga Airport on Dec. 16. Using a towing car and a special robot created in collaboration with Toyota Industries Corporation, suitc...
JR Kyushu Announces New Station Names
JR Kyushu officially named its future shinkansen station in Ureshino City (Saga) as ‘Ureshino-onsen.’ Since the station will be developed next to the Takeo-onsen Station of the new...
Parfait Set For After Hot Pot Meals From Saga
The Saga Prefecture-produced “shime parfait hot pot” sets debut online. The home-meal kit features three kinds of giant fresh parfait to enjoy at the end of one’s hot pot meal. It ...
Saga Prefecture To Hire ANA Employees
Saga Prefecture prepares to offer jobs to employees of All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd., as the company faces severe financial hardship due to the impact of the new coronavirus spread. ...
Ureshino Onsen Offers Generous Taxi Fee Subsidies
Ureshino City in Saga Prefecture has begun a generous taxi-fee subsidy program for domestic tourists, as of November 1. Over-night guests at participating Ureshino Onsen hot spring...
Saga Balloon Festival Plans Alternative Events
The organizing committee for the Saga International Balloon Fiesta announced alternative events for its 2020 festival. On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, about thirty balloons will fly near Sa...
Saga Visitor from Tokyo on Go-To Promotion Tested Positive for COVID-19
On October 4, Saga Prefecture reported that a woman infected with the new coronavirus infection traveling from Tokyo using the national ‘Go-To’ discount program was in Saga Prefect...
Shinkansen Nagasaki-Takeo Route To Open Fall 2022
On September 24, JR Kyushu announced that shinkansen (bullet train) service between Takeo-onsen and Nagasaki would start in the fall of 2022. Development of the route has involved ...
COVID-19 Cluster Within Sagan Tosu Soccer Team
J. League first-division club Sagan Tosu organization announced that as many as nine infections within the organization have been detected, forcing the club to suspend games until ...