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Jul 30, 2015 Local News
Okinoshima to Be Recommended for UNESCO World Heritage Listing
On July 28, the Council for Cultural Affairs announced its intention to recommend the island of Okinoshima (and related sites in Munakata City) for the 2017 UNESCO World Cultural H...
Jul 24, 2015 Local News
KITTE Department Store to Open in Hakata
Proving that Fukuoka is as hungry as ever for more and increasingly novel ways and places to shop, KITTE Hakata is storming into Hakata in Spring 2016. The clue to what make this d...
Jul 17, 2015 Local News
Kyutech and NTU (Singapore) Team Up on Tiny Satellite Project
The Kitakyushu-based Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) has jointly developed a nano-satellite with Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Dubbed AOBA-VELOX III,...
Jul 15, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Office Seizes Orchard to Complete Expressway
Acting as a proxy for the national government, officials from the Fukuoka Prefectural Office exercised eminent domain to secure part of a mikan orchard in the path of the Higashi-K...
Jul 14, 2015 Local News
Suijo Park To Get Facelift
On July 7, the City announced plans to give Suijo Park in Nishinakasu a makeover. The renovation plan calls for the construction of a two-story building that will house a cafe and ...
Jul 10, 2015 Local News
Lawson to Sell Fried Ramen Made from Local Wheat
This July, Lawson will begin selling packages of fried ramen made from Ra-Mugi, a strain of wheat developed by Fukuoka Prefecture solely for ramen noodles. The recipe was supervise...
Jul 8, 2015 Local News
Kyushu Gets First World Heritage Sites
With UNESCO’s recent approval of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution for inscription on the World Heritage List, Kyushu will get its very first word heritage sites. The si...
Jul 7, 2015 Local News
Fukuya Now Selling DIY Mentaiko Kits
Fukuoka-based spicy mentaiko maker Fukuya has started selling do-it-yourself mentaiko kits that allow customers to recreate Fukuya’s trademark flavor in the comfort of their own ho...
Jul 6, 2015 Local News
New ¥100 Coin with Kyushu Shinkansen
Ever wished you could pop a shinkansen in your pocket? Well, now you can (sort of). The Shinkansen will celebrate its 50th anniversary by launching a new ¥100 coin, featuring image...
Jul 4, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Now—Now In Chinese And Korean
Fukuoka Now, a free magazine published in Japanese and English and targeting foreigners living in Fukuoka, has added Chinese and Korean content to respond to the the rapid increase...