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Jan 5, 2012 Local News
Kyushu – Kinki Rail Pass Development Underway
JR Kyushu and JR West are working on a program to offer discount rail passes to foreigners for travel in the Kyushu, Chugoku, and Kinki regions. Shinkansen travel would also be inc...
Jan 5, 2012 Local News
Peach Aviation Starts Sale of Tickets on Osaka-Fukuoka Flights
Osaka-based low-cost carrier Peach Aviation is now selling tickets for its flights from Osaka to Fukuoka City and Sapporo that will begin March 1 next year. The company reports tha...
Jan 1, 2012 Local News
City Bulletin Jan. 2012
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka's Shisei Dayori. This month: Nanakuma Subway Line extension, Yatai survey results reported and more...
Dec 28, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Electric President to Resign by Yearend
Toshio Manabe, the president of Kyushu Electric Power, announced at a news conference that he will submit his resignation by the end of the year to help the utility regain the publ...
Dec 28, 2011 Local News
tmsuk Starts Company in Taiwan
Fukuoka-based tmsuk, which manufactures and sells robots with medical and long-term healthcare applications, has formed a company in Taiwan with Haneda, a Nagoya trading company. T...
Dec 28, 2011 Local News
60% of Nakasu Stall Operators Thinking of Quitting in 10 Years
A questionnaire survey conducted by Fukuoka City found that about 60% of the 107 food and drink stall operators in the Nakasu district are thinking of quitting in the next 10 years...
Dec 28, 2011 Local News
Last Active Nuclear Reactor in Kyushu Shut Down for Inspection
Reactor #4 at Kyushu Electric Power’s Genkai Power Plant in Saga Prefecture was shut down on the 25th for normal maintenance and inspection. With that, all six nuclear power plant ...
Dec 28, 2011 Local News
Starflyer Listed in TSE
Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company’s stated objectives for the listing are utilize it to procure more airc...
Dec 28, 2011 Local News
T’way Launches Fukuoka – Seoul Flights
The Seoul-based low cost carrier T’way began operating flights on the Seoul-Fukuoka route. With Air Busan’s Fukuoka-Busan flight, they become the second Korean low cost carrier to ...
Dec 28, 2011 Local News
Police to Install 42 Surveillance Cameras in Nakasu and Other Locations
The Fukuoka City Police Department announced the installation of 42 surveillance cameras in the Nakasu district and nearby areas, and said they would begin operation on January 1st...