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Apr 12, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka’s Pro Basketball Team Rizing Zephyr Relegated to B2
Local professional basketball team Rizing Zephyr will be relegated from the B1 league due to shortage of funds. The CEO of the team, Yasunori Kanda, revealed at a press conference ...
Apr 12, 2019 Local News
IoT Solution to Running Out of Mentaiko
Fukuya Co., Ltd. has launched an IoT-based service to deliver mentaiko to houses. The unique service aims to solve the problem of running out of mentaiko at meal times. Consumers w...
Apr 12, 2019 Local News
A New APU Faculty Planning to Work With Luxury Hotel
A new tourism faculty at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) is planning to run classes in conjunction with the ANA Intercontinental Beppu Resort & Spa, which will open later...
Apr 12, 2019 Local News
Two Miyazaki Mangoes Fetch Half Million at Auction
The first auction of the year for Taiyo no Tamago, a brand of mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture, was held on Apr. 8. This year, the weather condition allowed an earlier shipment of ...
Apr 10, 2019 Local News
Japan’s Eldest Governor Reelected in Oita Prefecture
Katsusada Hirose was re-elected as the governor of Oita Prefecture, and his fifth term in office starts as the eldest governor in Japan. The 76-year-old governor expressed his appr...
Apr 10, 2019 Local News
Saga Sake Brewers to Grow Their Own Rice
Two sake brewers in Saga Prefecture will launch an agricultural company this month to grow rice for their sake (rice wine) making. The city of Kashima in Saga is one of the major p...
Apr 10, 2019 Local News
Tuk-tuks in Itoshima
A project led by Kyushu University students aims to introduce tuk-tuks to Itoshima. The Itop organization is trying to help revitalize the local area by supporting initiatives that...
Apr 9, 2019 Local News
Huis Ten Bosch Prepares Casino Bid With Hectares Land Agreement
Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), Nagasaki Prefecture and Sasebo City announced at a press conference on Apr. 8 the acquirement of a 30-hectare plot of land in preparation for their bid to bui...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Celebrate Your Wedding and Start of Reiwa Aboard Fukuoka’s Open Top Bus
Raise your hands to be the special couple to celebrate your wedding aboard the Fukuoka Open Top Bus on the very first day of the Reiwa era! Wedding Concierge Japan seeks a couple t...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Kyushu University’s Ito Campus Gets AI-based On-demand Bus Service
A new AI-based and on-demand bus service was launched inside the Itoshima Campus of Kyushu University on Apr. 2. The new service, named “aimo”, has no fixed routes or time schedule...
