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Kagoshima Prefecture Recognizes Official Shochu Sales Promotion Shops in China
Kagoshima Prefecture recognized 68 Chinese-based shops as its official ‘Shochu Sales Support Shops.’ To expand exports of Kagoshima-produced shochu, the program organizers selected...
Partial Evacuation of Toshimamura Following Earthquakes
A strong earthquake hit the island chain of Tokara, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 9. The quake with a shindo scale of 5 (magnitude 6.1) occurred in the same area, which experienced...
Shochu Distillery To Use Sweet Potato-powered EV
The Kagoshima-based major shochu distillery, Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd., aims to reduce CO2 emission to zero by the fiscal year of 2030. To step up efforts to utilize biogas produce...
Parts of Kirishima Shrine Become National Treasures
Three buildings belonging to Kirishima Shrine in Kagoshima Prefecture were recently registered as national treasures. The shrine has survived damage from eruptions of Kirishima Mou...
UK satellite to Launch from Tanegashima
A British satellite will be launched from Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 21. The large Inmarsat satellite, belonging to the international satellite communication...
JR Kyushu Ekiben Ranking Won by Kagoshima
JR Kyushu announced its ‘ekiben’ box meals ranking for Kyushu Shinkansen stations in Kagoshima and Kumamoto. Among the twenty-one nominees, ‘Hana no Matsu Kawa Kareigawa’ (¥1,200) ...
Kagoshima Toyota Produces Camping Car for Car Tourism
A new RV (recreational vehicle) project by Kagoshima Toyota Motor Corporation features the Toyota’s 1967-born van, Hiace. In response to the rise of micro-tourism and increasing de...
Amami and Okinawa World Heritage Registration Completed
Forests of Okinawa and Kagoshima islands may finally be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN,) an advisory body for UNESC...
Kagoshima Tops National Tea Production Ranking
Tea production in Kagoshima Prefecture topped the national ranking for the first time. According to a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries report, Kagoshima’s tea produ...
Oita and Kagoshima Accept Seconded Airline Workers
More prefectures in Kyushu are accepting seconded workers from major airline companies. On Mar. 19, Oita Prefecture announced three office workers from ANA and JAL would join their...