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Dec 8, 2016 Local News

Ichiran at Fukuoka Airport Opens on Dec. 8

The famous tonkotsu ramen restaurant, Ichiran, will open a long awaited 65th restaurant at Fukuoka Airport on Thursday, Dec. 8 (today)...

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Dec 7, 2016 Local News

Fukuoka City Minpaku Rules Updated – New Permit Accepting Applications

On Dec. 1, new laws regarding minpaku - short-term rentals of private accomodation to paying guests - came into force...

Dec 1, 2016 Local News

UNESCO Registers Hakata Yamakasa & Four Other Kyushu Festivals as Intangible Cultural Heritage

At a meeting of the Intangible Heritage Committee in Ethiopia on Nov. 30, UNESCO approved the registration of 33 festivals across Japan as...

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Dec 1, 2016 Local News

Hotto Motto Opens its First Shop in Australia

Hotto Motto is based in Hakata Ward and has 2,647 shops in Japan as well as three in China and six in Korea...

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Nov 29, 2016 Local News

Fukuoka Nori Rebranded as Fukuoka Ariake Nori

Following an announcement by Fukuoka Ariakekai Gyoren (the Fukuoka Ariake Sea Fishery Association), based in Yanagawa City, ‘Fukuoka Nori’ had its name changed to ‘Fukuoka Ariake N...

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Nov 29, 2016 Local News

Concept Photo of New Nishitetsu Model ‘9000’ Train Released

In Early November, Nishi Nihon Railway announced the new model ‘9000’ train. The train will start trial runs in Jan. 2017...

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Nov 29, 2016 Local News

New Road Surface Over Hakata Sinkhole Subsides by 7cm, City to Monitor

A monument to the America’s Cup was placed on the north side of City Hall to mark the historic first America’s Cup race in Asia...

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Nov 28, 2016 Local News

Kyushu University To Open New Department

Kyushu University has announced that they are opening a new department called ‘kyoso gakubu’ (School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation) in...