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Oct 4, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Born Yoshinori Ohsumi Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine
The 71 year old Japanese Cell Biologist, Yoshinori Ohsumi, was yesterday awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine for his work on autophagy (cell death)...
Oct 3, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal 1 To Close
10月4日の最終便をもって閉館する福岡空港国内線第1ターミナルビ ル。1969年(昭和44年)の供用開始当初に、展望デッキとして一般客に無料開放されていた1ビル屋上が、特別に開放される(現在は一般開放していないスペース)...
Sep 30, 2016 Local News
Ichiran Announces Opening of Brooklyn Shop
After nearly 10 years of preparation, Fukuoka-based ramen chain Ichiran has announced it will open a new shop in Brooklyn, New York on Oct. 19. The shop will be its second overseas...
Sep 26, 2016 Local News
Kyushu Land Price Report: Up in Fukuoka, Down in Kumamoto
According to a quarterly land price report issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on July 1, the national average for commercial land remained...
Sep 26, 2016 Local News
City to Turn Hakozaki Campus into Smart City
On Sept. 16, Fukuoka City and Kyushu University announced plans to turn the site of the Hakozaki Campus in Higashi Ward into an cutting edge IT-driven Smart City. Dubbed Fukuoka Sm...
Sep 26, 2016 Local News
Ippudo & Black Mont Blanc Collaboration
Chikaranomoto Company, the Fukuoka-based firm that operates the famous ramen chain Hakata Ippudo has announced a unique collaborative promotion. Diners at Ippudo ramen shops can pu...
Sep 15, 2016 Local News
Ichiran Starts Online Gift Service
chiran started its new eGift service on Sep. 13 allowing you to send gift vouchers by email or SNS (Facebook, Twitter, LINE) to friends and family. The receiver can exchange the vo...
Sep 13, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka City Announces Yatai Application Process
Fukuoka City is calling for new yatai owners. Since the Yatai Ordinance in 2013 (a set of bylaws clarifying rules for the operation of outdoor food stalls and enforcement for viola...
Sep 7, 2016 Local News
Dancing Crab Opens in Fukuoka
Louisiana-style seafood restaurant Dancing Crab will open its first Kyushu branch in Fukuoka on Oct. 27, 2016. The Singaporean restaurant serves Asian-Cajun fusion dishes, includin...
Aug 17, 2016 Local News
Collaborative Menu by Hotel Okura and Picture Book Museum
Hotel Okura Fukuoka’s cafe terrace Camellia is collaborating with Picture Book Museum 2016 to offer a limited-time menu...