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Jan 22, 2014 Local News
Wild Raccoons Now in Four Wards
On Jan. 17, Fukuoka City announced that it had confirmed that wild raccoons, an invasive species, were living in the mountainous areas of Hakata, Minami, Sawara and Nishi wards. Th...
Jan 22, 2014 Local News
Kyushu-Themed Lexus Ready for Motor Show
On Jan.17, Toyota Motor Kyushu unveiled a one-of-a-kind Lexus decked out with local Kyushu handicrafts. The car, a Lexus CT200h hybrid vehicle, was a joint project between Toyota a...
Jan 21, 2014 Local News
Applications Open: Japanese Karaoke Show for Foreigners
Applications are open for the “Karaoke Show for Foreigners in Fukuoka” at the Momochihama Spring Festival on 2/2 (Sun.) 14:00~16:00 at TNC Building. A total of 15 foreigners who ca...
Jan 20, 2014 Local News
Kyushu Pollen Forecast 2014
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced this year’s pollen forecast for Japanese cedar (sugi) and Japanese cypress (hinoki) - and it isn’t bad news for hayfever sufferers! ...
Jan 20, 2014 Local News
Seaside Momochi to Become Universal Beach
Momochi Seaside Park, the 31.3 ha beach park that straddles Sawara and Chuo Wards, will become wheelchair-accessible in 2014, the 25th anniversary of its opening. The urban beach a...
Jan 16, 2014 Local News
How Much Ramen Do Fukuokans Eat?
If you live in Fukuoka and eat tonkotsu ramen any less than 41 times a year, you’re not trying hard enough! Gcom surveyed Fukuoka locals online about how often they eat local speci...
Jan 16, 2014 Local News
Toyota Tests Fuel Cell Bus
Toyota Motor Kyushu started a trial run of a zero emission fuel cell bus on Jan. 10. The bus will make four daily round-trips between Kyushu University’s Ito Campus and JR Kyudai G...
Jan 9, 2014 Local News
More Kyushu Towns Helping Ex-Cons Find Work
More and more municipalities in Kyushu are starting to give preferential treatment in bids for public works projects to employers that hire ex-offenders. According to the Ministry...
Jan 9, 2014 Local News
Canon to Shift More Production Back to Kyushu
Domestic camera and appliance makers are starting to bounce back after government stimulus measures, commonly referred to as Abenomics, have weakened the yen, thereby boosting dome...
Jan 7, 2014 Local News
Nagasaki Company, Todai to Test Next-Gen Cargo Ship
A joint venture among Saikai City (Nagasaki)-based Oshima Shipbuilding, the University of Tokyo and Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will begin testing a next-generation commercial ...