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Jan 7, 2014 Local News
Nittsu to Double its “Double-Number” Trucks
Tokyo-based logistics company Nippon Express has announced plans to increase the number of trailers carrying both Japanese and Korean license plates from four to eight in April. Ba...
Jan 6, 2014 Local News
Huis Ten Bosch to Enter Eco Biz SE Asia
Sasebo-based theme park Huis Ten Bosch (HTB) plans to expand into new territory by selling energy-saving equipment in Southeast Asia. The company determined that demand for power-s...
Dec 24, 2013 Local News
Tenjin Lunch Passport – ¥500 Lunch
Fukuoka information publisher City Joho Fukuoka released a new coupon book “Lunch Passport Tenjin” which entitles “passport” holders to ¥500 lunch at 76 restaurants in Tenjin. The ...
Dec 20, 2013 Local News
Kagoshima Prefecture Passes Shochu Ordinance
The Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly unanimously passed the Shochu Hospitality Ordinance in an effort to invigorate the local shochu industry and raise the profile of the distilled l...
Dec 20, 2013 Local News
Kurume Researchers Devise Award-Winning Space Shower
A research team from the Kurume Institute of Technology (KIT) took home first prize from the 2013 Mechanism and Robot Design Competition (sponsored by the Japan Society of Mechanic...
Dec 20, 2013 Local News
Saga Outfits Limousine Buses with Wi-Fi
On Dec. 20, the Saga City limousine bus service connecting Saga Airport with the Saga Station Bus Terminal will begin offering free wireless LAN service to coincide with a new flig...
Dec 19, 2013 Local News
Nishitetsu Applies for Train Fare Hike
Nishi-Nippon Railroad plans to increase train fares for the first time since July 1997 on its Tenjin-Omuta and Kaizuka lines next April. Base fares will be set at ¥150, and subsequ...
Dec 19, 2013 Local News
Yayoiken Heads to Taiwan
Fukuoka-based Plenus announced it will open a chain of Yayoi-ken restaurants in Taiwan starting in January. The company plans to open 15 of the teishoku (set meal) shops in Taiwan ...
Dec 19, 2013 Local News
Marathon Details Explained
The details of Fukuoka Marathon 2014, a new full marathon for citizens, have been released. The race, which will be held on November 9, will start at the Tenjin intersection in cen...
Dec 19, 2013 Local News
Plans for Kyushu’s Tallest Condo
The Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Nippo Corporation and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. will begin construction on Kyushu’s highest condominium in Island City, Higashi-ku in Februar...