Local News

To offset the sharp downturn in foreign tourism caused by the Tohoku earthquake and the nuclear accident at Fukushima, the Kyushu Transport Bureau and the Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization are teaming up to invite media outlets from five Asian countries, including South Korea and China, to Kyushu to promote the safety of tourism in the region. The program started at the end of May and will continue into July to encourage the production of television programs and newspaper articles. Both organizations have budgeted a total of 25 million yen for the project to subsidize travel expenses and program production costs.