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Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Might Open in Tenjin
Fukuoka City has announced that a group of private enterprises including Sekisui House and Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) were awarded first refusal in negotiations t...
Mar 28, 2018 Local News
New Multipurpose Building to Open in Hakata Next Fall
JR Kyushu has announced plans to build a multipurpose building in Hakata Ward, with a luxury version of its Blossom Hotel as the core tenant. Located on Hakata Ekimae-dori Ave. in ...
Mar 28, 2018 Local News
New American Style Bar & Dance Club in Nakasu – Otafuku
There’s a new nightspot in Fukuoka, and it’s not on Oyafuko-dori or Nishi-dori but over in Nakasu (near the main intersection). We stopped by Otafuku for its opening on March 20. T...
Mar 28, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka’s La Maison de la Nature Goh Makes Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
Congratulations to Chef/Owner Takeshi Fukuyama and his staff on the inclusion of their restaurant in the 2018 edition of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. La Maison de la Nature Goh is l...
Mar 27, 2018 Local News
Kyudai Selling Naming Rights for New Library
Kyushu University (Kyudai) is selling the rights to name Ito Campus’ Central Library. Companies and private organizations can earn the right to nickname the facility, which officia...
Mar 27, 2018 Local News
Baseball Player Munenori Kawasaki To Retire / 川崎宗則選手、退団発表
Popular infielder Munenori Kawasaki announced that he will leave the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and appears to be ready to retire from baseball. The 36-year old returned to the Hawks, ...
Mar 26, 2018 Local News
Kyudai and Itoshima City Join Forces to Attract Companies with a New Science Park
Kyushu University and Itoshima City have announced plans to build a science park near the university’s Ito Campus to attract companies and research institutes to the area. Science ...
Mar 23, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Kindergartens to Close
Fukuoka City will close all eight of its municipal kindergartens by 2018 due to a drop in the number of young children using the facilities. The population of 3-5 year olds in the ...
Mar 23, 2018 Local News
LGBT Rights Exhibition in Tenjin
An exhibition of panels to raise awareness about sexual minorities and the LGBT community are on display in Fukuoka Mitsukoshi Lion Hiroba. The exhibition aims to...
Mar 22, 2018 Local News
Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2018 in Fukuoka
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) will host a conference in Fukuoka at Fukuoka City Science Museum on Mar. 25. The AIU, which claims 10,000 members worldwide, aims to conv...