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Jun 20, 2012 Local News
Kyushu University Law School to Move
Kyushu University Law School has decided to move from the Hakozaki campus to Ropponmatsu. The area in Ropponmatsu will be known as ‘Legal Park’ with the Fukuoka Bar Association the...
Jun 20, 2012 Local News
No Pay in July for Fukuoka City Mayor
Soichiro Takashima, Fukuoka City Mayor, announced on June 19, that he will not receive his salary for the month of July. He’s doing this to take partial responsibility for the dru...
Jun 20, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Civil Servants Drink Again
The one month long ban on drinking alcohol in public places by Fukuoka City civil servants ends today. The prohibition was ordered by Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima after ...
Jun 15, 2012 Local News
International Students Visit Local Families
International students at Kitakyushu City University have begun a home visit program. Students will visit the family they are assigned and enjoy activities together including cooki...
Jun 14, 2012 Local News
Doll Makers Busy with Yamakasa Preparation
Celebrations start on July 1st and doll makers are busy making the decorations for the floats that will be raced through the streets of Hakata during the Yamakasa Festival. The fes...
Jun 14, 2012 Local News
Oldest Mokkan with Family Register Discovered at Dazaifu
Archaeological excavations at Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, have unearthed the nation’s oldest mokkan with a family register. A mokkan is a strip of wood used for keeping records du...
Jun 14, 2012 Local News
Miyagi Mayor Makes Formal Request to Send Debris
Kitakyushu Mayor Kenji Kitahashi visited Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, to confirm in person the necessity for the city to accept debris from the Tohoku disaster for incineration a...
Jun 14, 2012 Local News
Sewer Sludge Used for Power Generation
The use of processed sewer sludge --- in other words, human waste --- as a biomass fuel for power generation is increasingly being used in Kyushu and throughout the nation. Kumamot...
Jun 14, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric Share Price Slips below 900 Yen
The share price of Kyushu Electric Power last week slid to 892 yen, the first time since December 26, 1983, that it was below 900 yen. It finally closed for the day at 924 yen. The...
Jun 14, 2012 Local News
Four Local Broadcasters Post Higher Profits
The five private sector broadcasters headquartered in Fukuoka City released their business results for the fiscal year ended March 2011. Though revenue from spot commercials (those...