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Jan 4, 2018 Local News
VR Equipment to Provide High Definition Images of Okinoshima
Virtual reality (VR) devices which will show high definition images of Okinoshima were installed in the Munakata Sea Road Museum and...
Jan 4, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka’s Bid to Host G20 Summit in 2019
Fukuoka City has entered a bid to serve as a regional host during the G20 summit in 2019, which will be held in Japan for the first time. Proposals for the Hilton Fukuoka Seahawk t...
Dec 22, 2017 Local News
Saibu Gas Achieve Target of 50,000 Electric Customers
Saibu Gas Co. Ltd. have achieved their target of 50,000 customers for electricity across Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto prefectures four months ahead of
Dec 22, 2017 Local News
JR Kyushu Announced Reduction of Services
On Dec. 15, JR Kyushu announced service reductions and changes to their timetables that will go into effect from Mar. 17 2018. The company will reduce the number of...
Dec 22, 2017 Local News
Mitsubishi Regional Jets Orders might be Cancelled
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. revealed on Dec. 15 the possibility that some orders for their twin-engine regional jets might be cancelled. So far, the company has received orde...
Dec 22, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale Under Review
The Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale is to be reviewed by the city. The Triennale is a large-scale exhibition of contemporary art held at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM) once every....
Dec 22, 2017 Local News
Kyuden Move into the U.S. Market
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) announced on Dec. 15 that they will enter the U.S. power generation industry. The company bought an 11.1% stake in...
Dec 22, 2017 Local News
Nakagawa and Shime-machi Popular with Company Presidents
The Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd. (TSR) recently published findings from a survey on the most popular place to live for company presidents. TSR drew from a database of approximately.....
Dec 21, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group Collaborates with One Piece for 10th Year Anniversary
The Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG), the umbrella company of the Bank of Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Shinwa Bank, is collaborating with the popular anime One Piece in celebration of...
Dec 21, 2017 Local News
Joint US-Japan Military Training Drills in Kumamoto
On Dec. 8, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and US Marine Corps began a series of joint training exercises at the Army National...