Fans of "Attack on Titan," a manga series popular worldwide that is set to be made into a Hollywood film, can now visit a themed museum in the hometown of its creator. Local residents are hoping the manga series can be a boon for tourism ...
Unmanned stations in Japan cause headaches for disabled people
Harumi Yoshida, who is paralyzed and suffers from cerebral palsy, has launched a legal challenge as a result of a local railway company cutting staff and support.
Muslim residents in Kyushu struggle to establish cemetery amid local anxiety
In Japan, where the vast majority of people are cremated, only a limited number of cemeteries offer proper burial grounds for the growing Muslim population.
People with Minamata disease offer life lessons for Oita students
School students learn about mercury pollution and related stigma that are associated with the illness.
Japan's foreign residents face discrimination due to COVID-19
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, there have been an increasing number of reports that foreign residents living in areas with prominent international communities in Japan are being subject to discrimination and hateful remarks. A 22-year-old Indian student at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University was targeted ...
Oita residents group providing rice for foreign interns in need
The group hopes to continue until September, and will need more than 3 tons of rice.
Kyushu rain deals new blow to hot springs reeling from coronavirus
Many inns have been forced to suspend their businesses again after two months of closure under the nationwide state of emergency in April and May.
Oita man held on suspicion of murdering colleague with forklift load
Investigators are looking into possible difficulties between the two, the police said.
Akie Abe criticized for taking group tour in Oita during pandemic
Her reported activity took place a day after her husband sounded the alarm over the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases.
Support efforts begin across Japan to help coronavirus-hit Wuhan
People from around Japan have begun offering support to the residents that remain in locked-down Wuhan, a major Chinese city at the center of a coronavirus outbreak. Inagora Inc., an e-commerce operator based in Tokyo, launched a campaign Monday to ship face masks, free of ...
Marie-Josee Laforest: Harvesting the rewards of organic permaculture
From five holy basil seeds, an oregano plant, a few stems of orange mint, six fig tree cuttings and a handful of butterfly pea seeds, Marie-Josee Laforest's sprouts have grown to become a 200-hectare organic permaculture farm in the mountains Oita Prefecture.
