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Apr 10, 2018 Local News
Special Fare for Cathay Dragon Fukuoka-Hong Kong Flights
Cathay Dragon added two flights a day to their Fukuoka (FUK) - Hong Kong (HKG) route from March 25. Customers can purchase round trip tickets for this route for only ¥28,000 until ...
Apr 10, 2018 Local News
New Record Sales Figures for JR Hakata City
JR Hakata City released its sales figures for the 2017 financial year. Total sales for the seven facilities on the station premises, which include Amu Plaza and Hakata Hankyu, reac...
Apr 9, 2018 Local News
Bike Sharing Service Launched in Kitakyushu City
The Chinese company “ofo” announced their entry into the Kitakyushu City bike sharing market this April. The new service, which began on April 9, is aimed at international visitors...
Apr 6, 2018 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture Awards One Piece Manga Creator Eiichiro Oda
Kumamoto Prefecture will present an honorary award to Eiichiro Oda, a manga artist best known for creating One Piece. The much-loved title has sold more than 430 million copies wor...
Apr 6, 2018 Local News
Preparations for the Rugby World Cup in Fukuoka
A committee was formed to promote the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which includes representatives from Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, and various local companies. The committee recentl...
Apr 6, 2018 Local News
Kyushu & Yamaguchi Offer 24/7 Multilingual Phone-based Interpretation Service
The prefectures of Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga in Kyushu together with Yamaguchi Prefecture began offering multilingual phone-based interpretation service for international visitors. T...
Apr 5, 2018 Local News
Business Sentiment Falls in Kyushu
The Fukuoka branch of the Bank of Japan announced that business sentiment has fallen in Kyushu and Okinawa, according to Japan's quarterly short-term economic survey (tankan for sh...
Apr 5, 2018 Local News
Cause of Hole in Genkai Nuclear Plant Piping Revealed
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) announced that the 1 cm hole found in No. 3 reactor piping system at the Genkai nuclear power plant was caused by corrosion from rain water. The dama...
Apr 4, 2018 Local News
Canal City Hakata Surpasses 300 Million Visitors
The operating company of Canal City Hakata announced that the facility has welcomed an estimated 314.8 million visitors since it first opened its doors for business in April 1996. ...
Apr 3, 2018 Local News
Hole in Genkai Nuclear Plant Piping System Discovered
A hole approximately 1 cm in diameter was found in the No. 3 reactor piping system at the Genkai nuclear power plant, which is located in Saga Prefecture. The reactor went back onl...