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Subscription Service for Sightseeing Spots in Saga Launched
A new subscription service for sightseeing spots and leisure facilities called "Leisure Me!" launched on June 17. SB Japan Inc., a company based in Saga Prefecture, runs the servic...
Father’s Day Popular in Kyushu
Nippon Life Insurance Company conducted an online survey on how families spend Father's Day in Japan. The results were released on June 10, and five prefectures in Kyushu and Okina...
Saga Prefecture Considers Extending Flight Curfew For New Tokyo Flight
Saga Prefecture and ANA Holdings Inc. are considering a new night flight between Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and Saga Airport. Currently, ANA operates five flights daily b...
Drones Deployed in Fukuoka and Saga to Protect Solar Farms
Three companies in the prefectures of Fukuoka and Saga conducted tests to scare off crows with a special drone. The drone has been developed to protect 3,200 solar panels owned by ...
Saga Prefecture Night View Projection Mapping
Saga Prefecture is broadcasting “Night Sky Time Travel,” Kyushu's first-ever night view projection mapping exhibit, in the top-floor observation hall of the Prefectural Office. Sag...
Saga Sake Brewers to Grow Their Own Rice
Two sake brewers in Saga Prefecture will launch an agricultural company this month to grow rice for their sake (rice wine) making. The city of Kashima in Saga is one of the major p...
Automated Towing Trucks At Saga Airport
All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced on February 12 plans to trial automated towing tractors in Saga Airport from the end of March. The towing equipment will be used to carry baggage...
Kyushu Electric Power to Close Genkai No. 2 Reactor
On Feb. 13 Kyushu Electric Power, Co. (Kyuden) announced their decision to cease operation of the No. 2 reactor at the Genkai Nuclear Plant. The reactor began operation in 1981 wit...
Sagan Tosu’s Stadium Gets a New Name: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
The new name for the Sagan Tosu’s home stadium was announced on Feb. 1. The real estate company in Kurume City, Ekimae Real Estate Holdings Co., Ltd. won the naming rights agreemen...
More Storage at Genkai Nuclear Plant Announced
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has requested approval for construction of additional dry cask storage for radioactive waste in Genkai Nuclear Plant. After restarting reactors numb...