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  Saga: Ryokan Japanese Inns with Hot Springs Offering Office Spaces to Remote Workers; Increasing Productivity

  URESHINO, Saga — As working from remote locations at tourist resorts and other vacation destinations...

  February 24, 2024

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  ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Helps Promote Physical Activity in Saga City; Local Bus Decorated with Characters From British Series

  “Shaun the Sheep” of clay animation fame can be seen through March on a bus operating in Saga City a...

  January 1, 2024

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  Saga: Tour of Archaeological Ruins Digs Deeper Digitally

  SAGA — Computer graphics and augmented reality (AR) were used to help visitors better understand exc...

  December 23, 2023

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  Santa Claus Coming to Pottery Town in Japan’s Saga Prefecture

  ARITA, Saga — Santa Claus is coming to town, again! In Arita, Saga Prefecture, one of the nation’s ...

  December 2, 2023

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  Saga: Pig Kept as ‘Lost Property’ Moved to Shelter

  IMARI, Saga — A stray pig was recently brought to the police in Imari, Saga Prefecture, as a found i...

  July 22, 2023

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  Saga: Mud and Smiles Abound in Sloppy Competition in Ariake Sea

  KASHIMA, Saga — Amid cheers and smiles, the Kashima Gatalympics took place in the Ariake Sea mudflat...

  June 24, 2023

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  Lighting up ancient history

  Winter solstice celebrations began on Saturday at the “Hikari no Hibiki” festival, where about 6,000...

  December 13, 2022

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  Saga: Clams released in Ariake Sea to protect nori crops

  SAGA — Red tide outbreaks have been plaguing nori farmers in the Ariake Sea in recent years, and eff...

  November 20, 2022

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  From sea to table

  Colorful seaweed nets float on the Ariake Sea off the coast of Fukuoka and Saga prefectures on Wedne...

  October 27, 2022

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  Ruler’s luxury gold tea room to be restored in Kyushu historic site

  KARATSU, Saga — The gold tea room used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the late 16th-century warlord who unif...

  August 1, 2021

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