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SAGA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2018
Defense chief Itsunori Onodera tries to assure Saga governor that Ospreys are safe as deployment talks resume
The prefecture is due to host 17 of the controversial military transport aircraft.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2018
Death penalty sought for man over 2014 deaths of two people who were buried alive in Saga
Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded the death penalty for a man who allegedly murdered a man and a woman by burying them alive in the city of Saga in 2014 in an attempt to avoid paying back a debt.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 11, 2018
Former Laker Sasha Vujacic helping launch Saga Ballooners
The Saga Ballooners look to literally launch a big balloon with the help of a former NBA player in order to eventually become a major basketball club in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2018
Damage found in main rotor head bolt linked to fatal GSDF chopper crash in Saga
Damage has been found in a bolt in the main rotor head of the Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that crashed in Saga Prefecture in February, government sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2018
Blast at Kyushu Steel plant leaves one dead, one injured in Saga
One man was killed and another injured after an explosion rocks a Kyushu Steel Corp. plant in Takeo, Saga Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2018
Steam leak prompts halt of recently restarted reactor at Genkai nuclear plant in Saga
Kyushu Electric Power Co. stopped generating electricity at the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture on Saturday after a steam leak was detected in a reactor the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2018
Last defendant in Japan's biggest gold-smuggling case evades prison but gets ¥1.5 million fine
The Saga District Court sentences the last of nine men charged with smuggling 206 kg of gold into Japan in May, wrapping up the nation's largest gold seizure to date.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2018
Reactor at Saga's Genkai nuclear plant back online after seven-year hiatus
A nuclear reactor at the Genkai power plant in Saga Prefecture resumed operation Friday for the first time in over seven years, despite lingering concerns from residents about evacuation plans from nearby islets in the event of a serious accident.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2018
Saga District Court rejects bid to suspend restart of nuclear reactors at Genkai plant
The plaintiffs had questioned the plant's safety standards and cited the risk of a volcanic eruption in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2018
Japan gets its first office building fully powered with solar energy
The country's first office building fully powered by off-the-grid solar energy opened Monday in the city of Saga.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2018
GSDF to resume most chopper flights in wake of deadly crash in Saga
The Ground Self-Defense Force said on Friday it will partially resume helicopter flights at its camp in Saga Prefecture, nearly two weeks after the deadly chopper accident there earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2018
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera mum on how Saga chopper crash might affect plan to deploy Osprey at civilian airport
The GSDF chopper crash might derail the government's effort to militarize Saga Airport for a planned Japanese Osprey wing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2018
GSDF helicopter had main rotor replaced before crash
Two crew members were killed when the aircraft, which was on a test flight after maintenance, crashed into a home in Saga Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2018
Saga Prefecture employs Sagat, of 'Street Fighter' game fame, as its tourism ambassador
At first glance, Saga Prefecture's decision to employ a well-known figure in order to boost tourism and souvenir sales appears to be line with many other Japanese cities and prefectures who have implemented similar projects. Yet, unlike other cases, Saga has forgone a famous person in favor for someone or something perhaps closer to the heart of Japanese youth: Sagat, a character from the "Street Fighter" video game series.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2017
Four injured as car plows into spectators at drift event in Saga Prefecture
A car roared into a crowd of spectators at a drift event in Saga Prefecture on Sunday, leaving four men injured, including one in critical condition, police said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 26, 2017
Reconnecting with our nature: teamLab's digital revolution
An interactive art collective wants us all to connect and experience a world without boundaries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2017
Japan backtracks on basing Ospreys at civilian-use Saga Airport
The government has tentatively decided to station Osprey aircraft at a Ground Self-Defense Force camp because of difficulties in basing them as planned in fiscal 2019 at Saga Airport, a source said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 3, 2017
Man being transferred in police van dies following accident
A man detained on suspicion of attempted murder died Thursday of injuries received in a car accident that occurred a day earlier while he was being transported in a police van, Saga Prefectural Police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 28, 2017
Rural Japan prefectures act as matchmakers, luring city women
Masanobu Ota, a farmer in Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, and his wife Etsuko, married last year thanks to the help of a matchmaker — the prefectural government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2017
Bank of Saga client data allegedly stolen, handed to suspected criminals
The personal information of 169 customers who each have over ¥100 million deposited in the Bank of Saga was likely stolen by a former employee and handed to a group of suspected criminals, bank officials said Monday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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