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Sep 21, 2017 Local News
Kyushu Dominates 2017 Wagyu Olympics
Sendai City (Miyagi) recently hosted the seventh Wagyu Olympics. The event, which is staged once every five years, saw 513 wagyu breeders from 39...
Sep 21, 2017 Local News
New Railcars for Nishitetsu’s Tabito
Nishitetsu began using a new railcar model for Tabito, their Dazaifu area sightseeing train. The company will use the...
Sep 21, 2017 Local News
Japanese Companies Recruit Talented International Students
An increasing number of Japanese companies are recruiting international exchange students. Seibu Giken, an air conditioning equipment manufacturer in Koga City, is seen as represen...
Sep 20, 2017 Local News
Solaria Stage to Undergo Major Renovation
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. announced that Solaria Stage Building will undergo a large scale renovation, which will increase the floor span of the commercial facility by...
Sep 20, 2017 Now Reports
Dick Lee “Wonder Boy” – Interview in Fukuoka
Singaporean performer and composer Dick Lee came to Fukuoka for the Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival 2017, in which “Wonder Boy”, the biopic of Lee’s formative yea...
Sep 20, 2017 Local News
Relaxation of Building Height in Hakata Port Redevelopment
The central government is restricting the height of buildings in Fukuoka City's redevelopment of Hakata Port's waterfront district. The current upper limit is...
Sep 18, 2017 Now Reports
The Ship – Irish Pub Opens in Gion-machi, Hakata
Opened on July 28 is The Ship, an authentic Irish pub with a Victorian style planned by no less than a Guinness Beer-certified designer. Owner and yachtsman Hosaka thought of openi...
Sep 17, 2017 Local News
International Workers Manufacture Japan-made Products
Staff shortages mean that companies are starting to rely more heavily on international workers to produce Japan-made goods. A Fukuoka-based manufacturing company specializing in...
Sep 15, 2017 Local News
Typhoon #18 Approaching Kyushu
Southern Kyushu is currently experiencing intermittent and intense rainfall due to the approaching typhoon Talim (Typhoon no. 18). It is expected to make landfall in Kyushu by the ...
Sep 15, 2017 Event
Ohori Park Yoga
Kyushu's largest yoga event by Eco & Beauty is coming to Fukuoka. The main event of the two day festival...