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Oct 21, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Couples Prefer Big Weddings
According to Bridal Trends 2013, a survey issued by Recruit Marketing, the publisher of the bridal information magazine Zekushi, Kyushu ranked second out of 15 regions for the aver...
Oct 18, 2013 Local News
Meiwa Electric Motors Release First Electric Scooter
Meiwa Electric Motors, based in Itoshima City, Fukuoka have announced the release of their first ever electric scooter which will be available from the end of October. The scooter ...
Oct 17, 2013 Local News
Cash-strapped Avispa May Lose License
Japan J2 League soccer team Avispa Fukuoka has run into financial difficulty. The team faces a shortfall of ¥50 million, and given the lack of progress that fundraising efforts hav...
Oct 17, 2013 Local News
Seven Stars in Kyushu Makes Maiden Voyage
JR Kyushu’s luxury cruise train, Seven Stars in Kyushu, made its maiden voyage on Oct. 15. The train cost ¥3 billion to build and tickets can cost up to ¥550,000 per person. Ahead ...
Oct 17, 2013 Local News
Trial Tops Regional Retail Rankings Again
Fukuoka-based discount retailer Trial took the top spot for the second year running in the annual ranking of retail companies by sales in the Kyushu-Okinawa region for FY 2012. Con...
Oct 16, 2013 Local News
Autumn Weather Arrives in Fukuoka
We may have been treated to one last sizzling long weekend, but the end of summer is nigh, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Their latest one month forecast predicts a ...
Oct 10, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Faces Issue of Unpaid Nursery School Fees
At a meeting of the City Assembly’s Special Budget Committee, Fukuoka City revealed that the total amount of unpaid certified nursery school fees had reached more than ¥580 million...
Oct 9, 2013 Local News
JR Kyushu Utility Poles Not up to Code
JR Kyushu reported that it found 74 locations within its jurisdiction where track-side utility poles and equipment to prevent the sagging of overhead wires were installed closer to...
Oct 9, 2013 Local News
Anpanman Museum Set to Open in Riverain April 18
A press conference was held on Oct. 7 to announce the opening of the Fukuoka Anpanman Children’s Museum in Hakata Riverain next April. An official from the partnership that will ru...
Oct 7, 2013 Local News
Local Oyster Brand Goes Global
In September, the Japan Export Promotion Organization (JETRO) selected Karatomari Ebisu Oysters as Fukuoka Prefecture’s representative product for a project in which JETRO will pro...