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Apr 16, 2019 Local News
Fujisaki Ranked Most Livable Town in Fukuoka Prefecture
A ranking of "the top livable towns 2019 in Fukuoka" was released by a housing-loan company, Aruhi Corporation, and the town of Fujisaki in Sawara Ward ranked the first. Ten distri...
Apr 16, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu Flower Cars in Hakata Dontaku
Nishitetsu will operate a series of flower-covered festival buses around Fukuoka City for three days at the beginning of May to celebrate the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival. A car ad...
Apr 12, 2019 Local News
A New APU Faculty Planning to Work With Luxury Hotel
A new tourism faculty at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) is planning to run classes in conjunction with the ANA Intercontinental Beppu Resort & Spa, which will open later...
Apr 12, 2019 Local News
Two Miyazaki Mangoes Fetch Half Million at Auction
The first auction of the year for Taiyo no Tamago, a brand of mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture, was held on Apr. 8. This year, the weather condition allowed an earlier shipment of ...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Celebrate Your Wedding and Start of Reiwa Aboard Fukuoka’s Open Top Bus
Raise your hands to be the special couple to celebrate your wedding aboard the Fukuoka Open Top Bus on the very first day of the Reiwa era! Wedding Concierge Japan seeks a couple t...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Kyushu University’s Ito Campus Gets AI-based On-demand Bus Service
A new AI-based and on-demand bus service was launched inside the Itoshima Campus of Kyushu University on Apr. 2. The new service, named “aimo”, has no fixed routes or time schedule...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Reprocessing Used Nuclear Fuel to Impact Electricity Prices
Kansai Electric Power Company customers look set to bear the brunt of construction costs for a plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, which will extract plutonium from used nuclear ...
Apr 4, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Accepts Tax Payments Via Line Pay
Residents of Fukuoka City can now use the LINE Pay application to settle various tax bills. The city began accepting payments made on LINE's cashless service on April 1. The app ca...
Apr 3, 2019 Local News
Kagoshima Teenager Cuts Hair For First Time
A Kagoshima-born and former record holder of the Guinness "longest hair on a teenager" cut her hair for the first time in her life on Apr. 2. Keito Kawahara, 18 years old, grew her...
Apr 3, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Consultation Support Center for Foreign Residents Opens
Fukuoka City's new consultation center for foreigners opened on Apr. 1 offering support in 17 languages. The one-stop consultation office, Fukuoka City Consultation Support Center ...
