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Aug 7, 2018 Local News
Nishitetsu Announces Tenjin Redevelopment Plans
On August 3, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd (Nishitetsu) announced their plans for the Fukuoka Building and Tenjin Core facilities. The company intends to build one large 96 meter ...
Aug 7, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Hibiki Shinkin Bank Offers Support for New Businesses
The Fukuoka Hibiki Shinkin Bank will work with three branches of the Japan Finance Corporation (Yahata, Kitakyushu and Fukuoka) to deliver a range of services for supporting people...
Aug 7, 2018 Now Reports
Menchanko-tei Tenjin – Opening Report
With six shops in Kyushu and one in Honolulu we thought the popular "noodle and nabe” restaurant Menchanko-tei had already made the big time. But it wasn’t until last week that the...
Aug 7, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Ties Up With Expedia For Tourism Promotion
City Hall recently signed a tourism promotion agreement with U.S.-based Expedia, one of the world's largest online travel agents. It is the first municipality in Kyushu, and the th...
Aug 7, 2018 Event
Bon Odori Dance Event in Hakata
A special Bon odori dance event will take place at JR Hakata Ekimae Hiroba outside JR Hakata Station. The Hakata Summer Festival will give the public a chance to learn the dance th...
Aug 6, 2018 Event
Bon Odori Festival & Hanabi Fantasia
End the summer with a bang together with friends and family at Bayside Place Hakata! Fireworks and lasers synchronized to music glimmer over the water and boardwalk, and everyone i...
Aug 6, 2018 Local News
Unlicensed Taxi Operating in Kitakyushu
Two Korean nationals have been charged with operating a "shirotaku" (unlicensed taxi) service in Fukuoka. The head of a real estate company in Kitakyushu (aged 74) and his son (36)...
Aug 6, 2018 Now Reports
Cryptocurrency in Japan
On March 29, 2018, Mr. Exchange, a cryptocurrency exchange located in Fukuoka, announced on their website that they decided to withdraw the application for registration as a crypto...
Aug 6, 2018 Event
Tadashi Ura Solo Exhibition 2018 in Fukuoka
Tadashi Ura is a painter and illustrator known for his works in sumi-e ink. The Nagasaki-native has held exhibitions all over the world. His most recent show explores the choices w...
Aug 6, 2018 Event
Okura Collection
In 1917, an entrepreneur known for his contribution to the modernization of Japan named Kihachiro Okura founded “Okura Shokukan”, the first private art museum in Japan. The museum ...