Oita in a sentence

After the Chikugo and Oita rivers flooded early Wednesday in Oita Prefecture, there have been reports of houses and a vehicle with four passengers being swept away.

Nestled along the east coast of Kyushu, the city of Oita is home to almost half a million people, making it by far the largest urban center in Oita Prefecture.

The Japan Meteorological Agency record-breaking, single-day rainfall totals of 12.2 inches at Isa in Kagoshima Prefecture and 11.9 inches at Hita in Oita Prefecture.

The ruling means Shikoku Electric’s Ikata No. 3 reactor in Ehime Prefecture, located less than 50 kilometers from Oita Prefecture, will continue to operate.

Drama was also the name of the game at Edion Stadium in Hiroshima, where Kazushi Mitsuhira’s goal in stoppage time gave Oita Trinita a 2-1 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

A number of J-League players will be swapped into the squad for the game, including Oita Trinita striker Ado Onaiwu, who gets a senior call-up after representing Japan at U-23 level.

Australia captain Michael Hooper cut a relaxed figure as he addressed the media in Oita on Friday, saying he felt “alive and ready to go”.

Both are back in full training and have been joined by centre Jonathan Davies, in Beppu near Oita on Tuesday, who has recovered from a knee complaint.

Closing out the day at Showa Denko Dome, Douglas Viera scored for visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a 1-0 win over Oita Trinita.

England rate Billy Vunipola as “very likely” to be fit to face Australia in the World Cup quarter-final in Oita on Saturday.

England, unbeaten at this tournament, can now look forward to a quarterfinal in Oita on October 19, with likely opponents to be Jones’s native Australia.

Enjoy sake and shochu made in Oita!

Gatland is standing down after this tournament, meaning a defeat in Oita on Sunday (Oct 20) would spell the end of the New Zealander's 12-year reign in charge of Wales.

In other quarterfinals, Vissel Kobe beat visiting Oita Trinita 1-0 after Hotaru Yamaguchi netted early in the second half.

Oita Prefecture, which is hosting five matches and is home to Beppu and Yufuin — two of the most famous hot-spring destinations — is welcoming tattooed guests by setting up English websites and providing maps with tattoo-friendly establishments.

Production of the EOS series began in what was then Canon’s Fukushima plant and now takes place at a variety of locations—including Taiwan, Miyazaki, Nagasaki and Oita Canon—where production is under high-product quality management.

Six Thai players are currently signed to J. League clubs, including Yokohama F. Marinos fullback Theerathon Bunmathan and Oita Trinita defender Thitipan Puangchan.

Stuart, a former dual code international, has joined up with Jones' squad in Oita after steering the Canberra Raiders into the NRL grand final earlier this month, although his exact role is unclear.

Vissel Kobe remain just one spot above the relegation zone in 15th place following a 1-1 draw away to Oita Trinita.

When Owen Farrell holds back to let May run out alone inside the Oita Stadium, the Leicester wing will not be thinking about anything other than beating Australia, knowing that anything but will send England home and out of another World Cup prematurely.