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Mar 28, 2019 Local News
Kyushu University Ranked 4th Best University in Japan
The Times Higher Education (THE) announced the Japan University Ranking 2019 in which Kyushu University ranked 4th, moving up from the fifth position in 2018. THE conducted the thi...
Mar 27, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Restaurant Ranks 24th in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
Congratulations (again!) to Chef/Owner Takeshi Fukuyama and his staff for ranking 24th in the 2019 edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. His restaurant, La Maison de la Nature Goh...
Mar 27, 2019 Local News
Lion Air Launches Fukuoka-Bangkok Service
This February, Thailand-based Lion Air began offering direct flights between Fukuoka and Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport. Thai Air already offers one daily round-trip fl...
Mar 27, 2019 Local News
Mickey Mouse-themed Shinkansen
A Mickey Mouse-themed JR Kyushu bullet train will go into service on May 17 as part of a special project that celebrates 90 years since Disney's much-loved mascot first hit screens...
Mar 25, 2019 Local News
Kyushu University Engineer Assumed to Have Been Arrested in Ecuador
An engineer of Kyushu University is thought to have been arrested in Ecuador for attempting to export insect specimens illegally. The Ecuador Ministry of Environment announced on M...
Mar 22, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu Announces Metropolis in the Sky
JR Kyushu announced the establishment of a project team to develop a new "metropolis in the sky" above JR Hakata Station. Company president Toshihiko Aoyagi announced the concept f...
Mar 19, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu and Mitsubishi Corporation Test On-Demand Buses
Nishitetsu and Mitsubishi Corporation has established a joint company to test an "on-demand bus" service in Island City, Fukuoka. The bus, which doesn't have a fixed schedule or ro...
Mar 15, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu to Install Surveillance Cameras on Omuta Line
Nishitetsu will install surveillance cameras inside train cars on the Omuta Line from Mar. 23. According to the company, the new project aims to bolster safety by discouraging (as ...
Mar 15, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City & Hawks Celebrate Anniversaries in a Big Way
As of yesterday, a gigantic Softbank Hawks shirt is hanging on the western wall of the Fukuoka City Hall to celebrate the team's 30th year of relocation and Fukuoka City’s 130th an...
Mar 13, 2019 Local News
Subway Access Hall Nears Completion at Fukuoka Airport
Fukuoka Airport will open Subway Access Hall on Mar. 28. The foyer, which connects the departure and arrival floors of the airport terminal directly to the Fukuoka Airport subway s...
