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Jan 19, 2015 Local News
New Ohori Park Boat House to Open Feb. 6
Fukuoka-based Royal Holdings announced that the new Boat House in Ohori Park will open on Feb. 6. The first floor of the new two-story building will house Kyushu’s first Pinkberry,...
Jan 9, 2015 Local News
New Portal Site For Kyushu’s Foreign Students
he Kyushu Council on Global Human Resources for Industry, a consortium of 300 companies, universities and government agencies in Kyushu overseen by the Kyushu Economic Federation a...
Jan 9, 2015 Local News
Prefecture to Discuss Relocation of Art Museum
Fukuoka Prefecture has finalized plans to establish a New Art Museum Concept Review Committee in FY2015. The committee will discuss relocating the aging Prefectural Art Museum loca...
Jan 7, 2015 Local News
Kyudai To Make Cyber Security Course Mandatory in 2016
Kyushu University has decided to make all new students take a compulsory course on cybersecurity starting in fiscal 2016, making it the first major university in Japan to do so. Wi...
Dec 26, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka City Public Facility Holiday Closures
City Hall will be closed 12/27~1/4, and the trash drop-off reservation service (092-433-8234) will be closed 1/1~1/4. Holidays for other major facilities are as follows: Fukuoka As...
Dec 26, 2014 Local News
Beppu U To Launch Kyushu Studies Program
Starting in January Beppu University will offer a new Kyushu Studies program. Area studies experts from the seven prefectures will be invited to the university to lecture on a wide...
Dec 16, 2014 Local News
Popularity Of Pachinko Wanes, Especially In Kyushu
According to a recent white paper issued by the Japan Productivity Center, the number of regular pachinko players has fallen to 9.7 million, or one-third of its customer base in 19...
Dec 9, 2014 Local News
Subway Extended On Fridays Nights In December
For the next three Fridays of December (12, 19 and 26), the “Friday Night Train” will be dispatched for the convenience of late night passengers who might be enjoying year end fest...
Dec 8, 2014 Local News
Ogori Cow Reaches Milking Milestone
A dairy farm in Ogori City is home to one of Japan’s hardest working dairy cows. Named Formation Crista, the 15-year old holstein has produced 142,497 kg of milk at the I Happy Far...
Dec 7, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Office Lobby Utilized More
Fukuoka Prefecture is making an effort to utilize the 1500m2 lobby on the first floor of the Prefectural Office’s Administrative Building. To date, the Prefecture has used th...