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Mar 16, 2016 Local News
Shinkansen Turns 5, Breaks Ridership Record Again
The Kyushu Shinkansen turned five on Mar. 12, and events were held at the JR stations along the route. At Hakata Station, an event was held in...
Mar 9, 2016 Local News
Fukuya to Sell Canned Mentaiko
On Feb. 29, Fukuoka-based Fukuya announced sales of canned mentaiko from Mar. 2. The mentaiko is combined with cottonseed oil and then heated, and it has a shelf life of...
Mar 8, 2016 Local News
FFG to Acquire Eighteenth Bank in Stock-Swap Merger
On Feb. 26, Fukuoka-based Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG), the parent of the Bank of Fukuoka and Kumamoto Bank, and Nagasaki-based Eighteenth Bank have officially announced that they...
Mar 4, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Airport Goes into the Red
According to financial reports for FY 2014 released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, 22 airports in Japan went into the red. Of those, four...
Mar 4, 2016 Local News
MK Taxi Wins Case for Lower Fares
On Feb. 26, the Fukuoka District Court ruled in favor of low-cost taxi company Fukuoka MK, which was seeking an injunction against government penalties stemming from its failure to...
Mar 4, 2016 Local News
Estimate for New Civic Center Released
On Feb. 16, City Hall announced that the cost to replace the aging Civic Center in Suzaki (Chuo Ward) could reach ¥20 billion, including the cost of demolition. The City plans to b...
Mar 3, 2016 Local News
Sony Store Fukuoka Tenjin to Open Apr. 1
On Mar. 1, Nishitetsu announced that its new building, located on Kokutai-doro next to Tsutaya (and opposite the Apple Store), will open on Apr. 1. It also took this opportunity to...
Mar 3, 2016 Local News
Yayoiken to Open First US Branch
On Feb. 29, Plenus (a Fukuoka-based company) announced they will open the first US branch of Yayoiken (teishoku restaurant) in San Francisco, California on...
Feb 29, 2016 Local News
Kyudai Venture Company Aims to Put Organic EL into Production
Kyulux, a Nishi Ward-based venture company started with help from Kyushu University, has announced plans to put organic electroluminescent...
Feb 19, 2016 Local News
Nagahama Yatai Move to Wider Sidewalk
On Feb. 10 the nine yatai stalls currently operating in the Nagahama district of Chuo Ward were moved from the west side to
