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Nov 20, 2017 Local News
Robot Bar Now Open Inside Henn-na Hotel
A new, unstaffed bar opened inside the Henn-na Hotel at Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), on Nov. 9. The hotel, which opened in July 2015, uses robots to...
Nov 14, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka City Hosts Second Highest Number of International Conferences in Japan
The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) revealed which cities in Japan hosted the highest number of international conferences during 2016. Tokyo was first with 574 events, F...
Nov 9, 2017 Local News
Series on Immigration in Kyushu Wins Award
Waseda University announced the top three grand prize winners of the Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Journalism Award. The Grass Roots Democracy category went to the Nishinippon Shimbun ...
Nov 9, 2017 Local News
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Re-opens
The Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art main building reopened to the public on Nov. 3. The museum's main block was designed by...
Nov 8, 2017 Local News
Two Japanese Memories Join Unesco’s Memory of the World Programme
UNESCO announced on Oct. 30th that it will be registering Takasaki City’s Yamanoue, Tago, and Kanaizawa stelae as the...
Nov 7, 2017 Local News
Ichiran Noodle Week
Ichiran is holding a special noodle week this November. Eating noodles at this time of year is said to be particularly auspicious, so...
Nov 7, 2017 Local News
Tourist Train Accident in Kumamoto
A tourist train collided with a large car at a railway crossing between Sakamoto and Haki Stations in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto at approximately 10:15 on Nov. 3. A section of the...
Nov 2, 2017 Local News
Drones to Film National Parks to Attract Foreign Tourists
The Ministry of the Environment announced it will use drones to shoot aerial footage of Japan’s national parks using drones and make the footage available online and to internation...
Nov 2, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka City to Begin Bids for Former Site of Daimyo Elementary School
Fukuoka City is set to start accepting offers from private enterprises interested in redeveloping the site of the former Daimyo Elementary School. Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd., ...
Nov 2, 2017 Local News
Hakata-ori Anniversary Logo Completed
Next year will mark the 777th anniversary of Hakata-ori, a traditional textile that has become almost synonymous with...