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Saga to Receive ¥10 Billion for Stationing Ospreys
Saga Prefecture has accepted a plan of the Ministry of Defense to deploy Ospreys to a local airport. The central government will pay the prefecture ¥10 billion over 20 years (¥500 ...
Saga Develops New Type of Strawberry
Saga Prefecture has revealed plans to introduce a new variety of strawberry to the market this winter. The prefectural assembly made the announcement on June 14th. The fruit has ta...
Salonpas Sales Continue to Soar
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. of Tosu City, Saga Prefecture announced that their flagship product Salonpas has gained the largest share in the anti-inflammatory analgesic patc...
Cause of Hole in Genkai Nuclear Plant Piping Revealed
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) announced that the 1 cm hole found in No. 3 reactor piping system at the Genkai nuclear power plant was caused by corrosion from rain water. The dama...
Hole in Genkai Nuclear Plant Piping System Discovered
A hole approximately 1 cm in diameter was found in the No. 3 reactor piping system at the Genkai nuclear power plant, which is located in Saga Prefecture. The reactor went back onl...
Injunction to Prevent Genkai Power Plant Re-opening
Local residents have taken out a temporary injunction to prevent Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) from restarting reactor numbers three and four at the Genkai nuclear...
Cabbage Theft in Saga Prefecture
A farm in Saga Prefecture was robbed. Police confirmed that approximately 500 Chinese cabbages (hakusai) worth ¥150,000 were stolen from...
Karatsu City One of 88 Must-see Sites for Anime Fans
The Anime Tourism Association, which aims to use places from famous anime as a means of promoting tourism, revealed a new pilgrimage that includes 88 must-see locations around Japa...
