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Mar 21, 2013 Now Reports
Kitakyushu Costco Opening Report
Fukuoka Now attended the pre-opening event at the new Kitakyushu Costco warehouse located in Yahatanishi-ku. Hundreds of VIP guests, suppliers and staff attended. Costco co-founder...
Dec 10, 2012 Event
UMUSUNA – Memories before History
This contemporary butoh dance produced by Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center, returns home after performances in Paris. Butoh is a type of Japanese dance using movements in slow mot...
Nov 30, 2012 Event
Nagai Utage ‘The Long Party’
A secret party is taking place in an 80 year old Japanese traditional house. The story will unfold as performers from Tori Kouen, a theatre group based in Tokyo, lead the audience ...
Nov 30, 2012 Event
Suho no shiroi uma mitaini ‘Like Suho’s White Horse’
This show, presented by Kyoto’s Gekidan Shiyouyo theatre group, is inspired by a Mongolian legend ‘Suho’s White Horse’. Having been killed by an evil lord, the spirit of a horse re...
Oct 11, 2012 Event
B-1 Gourmet Grand Prix in Kitakyushu
The biggest B-1 gourmet festa in Japan will be held in Kitakyushu this year! B-1 stands for B class gourmet– a kind of a simple meal that you can eat quickly and cheaply such as ya...
Jul 20, 2012 Event
Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival
Over 1.5 million gather in Kokura City for Kitakyushu’s largest festival! The 25th Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival includes Yosakoi dance teams, a parade of around 10,000 dancers ...
Jun 18, 2012 Now Reports
Kitakyushu City to Accept More Debris From Tsunami Hit Miyagi
Kitakyushu Mayor, Kenjiro Kitahashi will formally announce on June 20, that from August this year, Kitakyushu City will accept debris on a regular basis from Ishinomaki City, Miyag...
Jun 15, 2012 Now Reports
Costco to Open Second Kyushu Store – Update
In April, we reported that Costco purchased a 74,000 sq. m plot of land about 4 km north of JR Orio station, with plans to open their second Costco store in Kyushu. In an article i...
May 25, 2012 Event
Moji Minato Festival
The Moji Minato Festival is a great excuse to escape and explore the charming port town of Moji, Kitakyushu. For two days (May 26~27), the Moji area will come alive with parades, s...
May 23, 2012 Now Reports
Kitakyushu Protesters Block Debris Delivery
At 9:00 yesterday, six trucks carrying tsunami debris from Ishinomaki (Miyagi Prefecture) into Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) were met by approximately 30 local protesters in Kitakyushu. The...