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Apr 18, 2013 Local News
Kyudai to Move IMAQ to Momochi
Kyushu University has announced it will move its Intellectual Property Management Center (IMAQ) from Hakozaki Campus in Higashi-ku to a site in Momochi, Sawara-ku this September. O...
Apr 17, 2013 Local News
Ministry to Reorganize Japan’s Airspace
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, (MLIT) is planning a reorganisation of controlled airspace in Japan - with proposed changes scheduled for 2016. An incr...
Apr 17, 2013 Local News
Limited Free Tickets to Dontaku Eve
On the evening before Dontaku (5/2), a special opening ceremony with performances is held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Hakata. The event is free but limited to 6,000 participan...
Apr 17, 2013 Local News
Hilton 50th Anniversary Discounts
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Hilton Group’s launch in Japan, the hotel is releasing a set of special coupons for discount room rates. Hilton Worldwide opened their first...
Apr 17, 2013 Local News
Saga Prefecture Stops Jin Air Service to Korea
Saga Prefecture announced a change of the airline providing service between Saga and Seoul - switching from Jin Air to T’way Airlines. In February Saga Prefecture and Jin Air enter...
Apr 17, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Free Wi-Fi Eyes Expansion
Fukuoka City Wi-Fi, one of the largest free public wireless internet networks in Japan, celebrated its first year in operation. The network started with 16 access points from which...
Apr 16, 2013 Local News
Korean Arrested for Trying to Swim into Japan
On April 15, the Japan Coast Guard in Fukuoka arrested an 18-year-old Korean man on suspicion of violation of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. The man, who claimed ...
Apr 16, 2013 Local News
Virtual Castle Tours Commence
On Apr. 22 Fukuoka City will begin offering guided tours of the Fukuoka Castle ruins using tablet computers that display 3-D graphic reconstructions of the castle and Korokan. The ...
Apr 16, 2013 Local News
Some Kyushu Companies Plan to Boost Hiring Next Spring
According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Nishinippon Shimbun with major companies in Kyushu, 25 of 109 companies (22.9%) indicated plans to increase worker numbers ...
Apr 12, 2013 Local News
Monthly Charity Lobby Concerts at Hotel Okura
Hotel Okura Fukuoka will hold monthly charity lobby concerts until March next year, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the hotel. The first concert on Apr. 12, will be a quartet...