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Jul 4, 2013 Local News
Toyota Motor Kyushu Production Tops 5 Million
The number of vehicles produced by Toyota Motor Kyushu topped five million since the company’s founding 20 years and six months ago. Toyota Motor Kyushu primarily produces Toyota's...
Jul 3, 2013 Local News
Ryoupan Bakery to Launch Star Trek Donut
Onojo City (Fukuoka Pref.) bread shop Ryoyupan launches a special collaboration donut with Star Trek this August! In anticipation of the twelfth installment in the Star Trek film f...
Jun 28, 2013 Local News
Hello Kitty Yamakasa Towel Trademark Trouble
A meeting will be held today between the Hakata Yamakasa Promotion Association and the Hello Kitty licensed goods producer, Asunarosha, after it was discovered that a towel featuri...
Jun 28, 2013 Local News
Rubella Outbreak is Worst in Kagoshima
Japan is experiencing a nationwide rubella epidemic. In the seven prefectures of Kyushu, there have been 627 confirmed cases this year (through June 16), 263 of which were in the S...
Jun 28, 2013 Local News
Koga Gets Corn Superhero
A new superhero has emerged in Koga City: Yomenicorn Kai. The brainchild of a group of young farmers, his mission is to promote local produce, including sweet corn. His name is a p...
Jun 28, 2013 Local News
Local Man to Compete in World BMX Championship
Seiji Tsuruta, a 47 year old employee of a local elder care facility, will compete in the BMX World Championships in New Zealand from July 24~28. Tsuruta’s motto is “no matter how ...
Jun 28, 2013 Local News
City to Build New Convention Hall
In a standing committee of the Fukuoka City Assembly, Fukuoka City announced plans to build a new mid-sized convention center in and attract a hotel to the Hakata Waterfront. City ...
Jun 28, 2013 Local News
Kyuden Inches Closer to Restarting Reactors
At a meeting of Kyushu Electric Power Company shareholders held on June 26, seven proposals demanding the abandonment of nuclear power were all voted down. In light of this, Kyuden...
Jun 27, 2013 Local News
Ichiran to Open Shops in NYC and Hong Kong
Fukuoka-based ramen chain Ichiran will open its first shops in New York by the end of summer 2014. It will open one shop in Manhattan concurrently with a factory/shop in Brooklyn i...
Jun 26, 2013 Local News
City Bulletin July 2013
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.