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Special Regional Number Plates
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on May 22 that they will introduce a special range of regional number plates into 41 areas across the country this Octo...
SUNQ Pass Available in Southern Kyushu
A new SUNQ pass offering unlimited bus travel for three days in southern Kyushu is now available. The tickets cost ¥8,000 when purchased inside Japan and ¥6,000 overseas. The passe...
Kumamoto Prefecture Awards One Piece Manga Creator Eiichiro Oda
Kumamoto Prefecture will present an honorary award to Eiichiro Oda, a manga artist best known for creating One Piece. The much-loved title has sold more than 430 million copies wor...
Plans to Privatize Kumamoto Airport
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to privatize Kumamoto Airport by April 2020. The ministry will listen to offers from companies who want to operate...
Free Use of Kumamon for Local Companies Only
Kumamoto Prefecture moved to strengthen a policy that gives local companies the opportunity to use the image of the popular mascot Kumamon for free when selling products abroad. Th...
Kumamon to Appear on Chinese Rental Bicycles
Kumamoto Prefecture announced on Jan. 11 a collaboration with the Chinese bicycle-sharing service called Ofo. The well-established company provides over...
Companies Overseas Can Now Use Kumamon’s Image
Kumamoto Prefecture made the Kumamon character available for use by overseas companies from Jan. 8. Businesses based outside of...
Joint US-Japan Military Training Drills in Kumamoto
On Dec. 8, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and US Marine Corps began a series of joint training exercises at the Army National...
Osprey Aircraft Fly Over Kyushu at Night for the First Time
Osprey aircrafts took to the sky over Kumamoto on the night of Dec. 11 as part of the joint training exercises being conducted by the...
Minami-Aso Railway Track For Sale
Small pieces of the Minami-Aso Railway, which were badly damaged during the Kumamoto earthquakes in 2016, are being sold off to the public as part of