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Jan 29, 2013 Local News
1,500 Flock to Buy Itoshima Produce in Ginza
Given the rising popularity of Itoshima brand produce, Itoshima City held an event to showcase its fruits, vegetables, dairy products and seasonings at Matsuzakaya Department Store...
Jan 29, 2013 Local News
Mentaiko Maker Fukuya to Open in Singapore
Fukuya, the Fukuoka-based spicy mentaiko maker, announced on Jan. 25 that it would begin internet sales in Singapore. The company plans to open a wholly-owned local subsidiary as e...
Jan 26, 2013 Local News
Softbank Changes Name Of Fukuoka’s Domed Stadium
SoftBank announced on Jan. 25 that they will change the name of “FUKUOKA Yahoo! JAPAN Dome”, the stadium in which SoftBank Hawks play baseball, to “FUKUOKA YAFUOK...
Jan 25, 2013 Local News
Kyushu’s Christian Sites Proposed for World Heritage Listing
Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures want the government to recommend that a group of 13 sites related to Nagasaki’s Christian past be listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites. A draft p...
Jan 25, 2013 Local News
Trade Bureau to Promore Renewable Energy in Kyushu
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry announced plans to establish the Kyushu Green Energy Industry Promotion Council, a new body composed of renewable energy companies,...
Jan 25, 2013 Local News
Singapore Airlines to Fly Daily from Fukuoka
Singapore Airlines has announced it will increase flights between Fukuoka and Singapore from the current five each week to daily from May 28. David Lim, General Manager of Singapor...
Jan 25, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Man in Hospital from Redback Spider Bite
The Fukuoka Municipal Government announced on Tuesday that a man in his 30s was rushed to hospital on Jan. 21 after being bitten by a redback spider in Chuo-ku. According to report...
Jan 24, 2013 Local News
Ainoshima Pearls Hit the Shelves
Hitoshi Yoshida, president of Tokyo-based jewelry maker Mikimoto, visited Governor Ogawa at the Prefectural Office on Jan. 23 to announce his company would begin selling pearl neck...
Jan 24, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Cherry Blossom Forecast Announced
Yesterday, Weather Map Co., Ltd. released their forecast for the 2013 cherry blossom (sakura) season in Japan. According to the forecast, sakura will begin to bloom slightly earlie...
Jan 21, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka City Staff Suggest Casinos
A study session was held at the Prefectural Office on Jan. 17 at which three Fukuoka City Hall employees announced the findings of their research on the feasibility of operating ca...