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Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) To Students ¥30,000
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Oita Prefecture announced a special payout to all students amidst the impact of the new coronavirus crisis. As APU plans to resume oper...
Local Governments Hiring Staff to Fight Unemployment
Local governments are creating positions for people who lose their jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus. The mayor of Beppu City, Oita, announced on April 13 that the city wou...
Usa City Designated as a Sake Brewing Special Zone of Japan
Usa City in Oita Prefecture has become the second seishu (sake liquor) special zone in Japan. The new special zone allows local breweries to open an additional brewing facility pur...
Oita Prefecture collaborates with American Satellite Launch Company
Oita Prefecture has partnered a California-based satellite launching company to develop a horizontal-launch port. According to an announcement by the prefecture on April 3, it will...
Oita To Reintroduce Hovercraft Service
On March 4, Oita Prefecture announced that it would reintroduce the hovercraft as a means of public transportation connecting Oita Airport with the central area of Oita City in 202...
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Cancels Graduation Ceremonies
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University will cancel its graduation and entrance ceremonies scheduled in the months of March and April. The university explained in its press release tha...
Oita Prefecture and Wales Continue Ties After Rugby World Cup
A government official from Wales visited Oita Prefecture on January 29 to propose a stronger...
Rugby World Cup Brought Record Beer Sales to Oita
Unsurprisingly, Rugby World Cup 2019 created a significant increase in beer consumption in Oita Prefecture during the tournament. According to an announcement by the prefecture on ...
Oita Wine Wins Gold Award
A Kyushu-produced sparkling wine won the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019. Ajimu, a winery in Oita, made its first entry into an international award organized by a British wine and.....
Beppu Company to Offer Portable Onsen Nationwide
A Beppu-based company will start an unusual service to transport and deliver an onsen facility by truck. An inflatable structure, consisting of two sets of onsen bath for 4~5 perso...