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High-Speed Ferry Between Tsushima and Busan Resumes After Three-Year Hiatus
The high-speed ferry service between Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture and Busan, South Korea, resumed on the 25th after a three-year suspension. A Korean woman who works for...
JR Kyushu to Offer Shinkansen Express Rides for Just 500 JPY One-Way!
Kyushu announced the sale of special express ticket packages for the West Kyushu Shinkansen, priced at 500 JPY one-way. The packages will be sold between February 14 and 28 for the...
Nagasaki Premium Citrus Fetching ¥3,000 Per Piece
A fruit called "Setoka," grown in Minamishimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture is known for its rich sweetness and juicy pulp and is becoming increasingly popular in Japan. Farmers in...
Bomb Threat to Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Facility Causes Temporary Suspension
According to JR Kyushu, yesterday morning, several municipalities along the West Kyushu Shinkansen line received an e-mail stating that a bomb had been planted at several facilitie...
Nagasaki and Miyazaki Selected As G7 Venues
Two of the meetings for the G7 Leaders Summit in Hiroshima will take place in the cities of Nagasaki and Miyazaki next year. Nagasaki will host an international ministers’ meeting ...
JR Kyushu’s New Sightseeing Train the Futatsuboshi 4047 Ready to Roll
The Futatsuboshi 4047, which was unveiled on Sep. 15, will ride through Saga and Nagasaki, and make its debut on Sep. 23, the same day as the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome. The in...
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Receives Final Operation Approval
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism today issued a letter of approval to JR Kyushu for the West Kyushu Shinkansen line connecting Saga and Nagasaki prefectu...
Sale of Huis Ten Bosch To Be Sold To Hong Kong Investment Company Finalized
HIS and other shareholders announced their intention to sell Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture, to a Hong Kong investment company...
SUGOCA Expanded to Additional 19 Stations in Kyushu
JR Kyushu has decided to expand the area of use of the "SUGOCA" IC card, which can be used to pay fares. In response to requests from Saga and Nagasaki prefectures to expand the ar...
HIS to Sell Off Huis Ten Bosch Resort Facility
On July 21, it was learned that travel giant HIS is selling Huis Ten Bosch (Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture), a large resort facility. The company is positioned to sell the proper...