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Sep 27, 2013 Local News
Big Brewers Release More Kyushu-Themed Cans
On Oct. 2, Sapporo will begin offering its Mugi to Hoppu third category beer in a can touting Nagasaki’s nightscape. Commemorating the first anniversary of Nagasaki’s nightscape be...
Sep 24, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Land Prices Up
On Sept. 19, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism released the land prices of selected sites in Japan (as of July 1). The figures show that the average ...
Sep 19, 2013 Local News
“This Japanese Life” Author Publishes Book
Finishing his three-year chapter in Fukuoka on the JET Program, American expat Eryk Salvaggio recently announced the release of his first book - a collection of essays titled “This...
Sep 13, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Second Worst in Nursery School Waiting Lists
According to a report by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of children waiting to get into nursery schools throughout Japan has fallen for the third straight ye...
Sep 13, 2013 Local News
Kyuden to Sell Off Properties
Mired in red ink since its nuclear reactors were stopped, Kyushu Electric Power Company has entered the final phases of negotiations to sell its Jonan Club, a facility for entertai...
Sep 13, 2013 Local News
Two Local Directors Helped Tokyo Win Bid
Did you know that Fukuoka had a hand in Tokyo’s successful Olympic bid for 2020? The promotional video that the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee showed at the International Olympic Committ...
Sep 11, 2013 Local News
Canadian Micaela Braithwaite – New Head of Fukuoka’s Kawaii-ku
Canadian blogger Micaela Braithwaite was appointed as the new figurehead of Fukuoka City’s virtual district “Kawaii-ku” - she will take up the role from tomorrow Sep. 12. Fukuoka C...
Sep 9, 2013 Local News
Struggling Lotus, Hungry Turtle
For several years, the lotuses in the Maizuru Park moat have been on the decline, and areas where the lotus flowers fail to even bloom have increased. The Kyushu Environmental Eval...
Sep 9, 2013 Local News
Park Place Oita to Renovate, Add H&M and Zara
Park Place Oita, the Oita City shopping center operated by a subsidiary of Fukuoka-based Fukuoka Jisho, announced plans to revamp its facility by summer 2014. A 4,000-m2 NAS sports...
Sep 5, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Home to Many Odd Laws
There is a plethora of rare regulations enacted by local governments in Japan, and Kyushu is no exception. On Aug. 6, Taraki Town in Kumamoto passed the Ordinance to Promote Toasts...