April Events Calendar
Our new AJET Representative Matt helped us kick off cherry blossom season with a picnic in Ogi Park on March 30th, where the jury was out on Vegemite but everyone […]
Tag Archives: japan
Cycling to Kumamoto!!
This is the first blog post in a series about exploring Japan from Saga! Stephanie, Kumamon and Kumamoto Castle. Saga City CIR, Stephanie cycled to Kumamoto back in 2023! (25 […]
July Events Calender
The rain has come! But so have summer festivals! Please also check-out the previous post for the firework festivals in Saga (not included here) Imari Okawachi Village Windchime Festival From […]
Climbing into Summer
I’ve started debating whether or not it’s worth bringing my jacket with me to school recently. It starting to get hot, and the summer is barrelling towards us. Ahh, it’s […]
Karatsu girl band formed in elementary school score ending song for anime series
The five-member girl band Gambare! Victory announced at their Tokyo concert on Sunday that they will perform the ending theme song for the second Baby Steps anime season. The band […]
Square Enix’s SaGa And Japan’s Saga Prefecture Team Up Again For 2015
Last year, Square Enix teamed up with Japan’s Saga prefecture as part of the series’ 25th anniversary, and to help promote the traditional region with the same name. A new […]
Research brings closure to soldier’s family
Decades after World War II, a few dedicated souls and the Rotary International Club helped a fallen soldier’s local family fill in the blanks of their history. In 1941,the war […]
First offshore wind/tidal turbine installed near Yobuko
UPDATE – This recently sunk – for a second time. Japanese marine contractor Modec has finally installed its first 500kW Skwid hybrid wind/tidal offshore turbine prototype off the coast of […]
Dolphin and turtle appear in Karatsu rice field
The start of Saga’s rainy season has seen the appearance of a dolphin playing with a ball and a turtle swimming in a large Karatsu rice field. This is the fourth year that […]
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