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Jun 10, 2013 Local News
Anpanman Kids’ Museum Coming to Riverain
The Anpanman Children’s Museum, a theme park based on the popular cartoon character, is slated to open in Hakata Riverain next April. This will be the fifth such museum in Japan an...
Jun 10, 2013 Local News
Kyushu HKT48 Girl & Oita Monkey Both Win Popularity Elections
The fifth annual AKB48 election took place at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on 6/8 (Sat.) The AKB48 election concept, which began in 2009, invites the Japanese public to vote for thei...
Jun 7, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka City to be Featured at Japan Expo in Paris
An event showcasing Fukuoka as the “Capital of Kyushu” will be held at the 14th Japan Expo, one of the world’s largest exhibitions of Japanese pop culture, in Paris from July 4~7. ...
Jun 7, 2013 Local News
Dads Eat Sweets for Free
The all-you-can-eat cake buffet restaurant “Sweets Paradise” marks its 10th anniversary this month and to celebrate, all Sweets Paradise stores (including PARCO Fukuoka 6F) will ho...
Jun 5, 2013 Local News
Kitakyushu Gets New Bic Camera-Kojima Store
Household appliance giant Bic Camera and its subsidiary Kojima will open Japan’s first Bic Camera-Kojima store in Kokura-minami-ku, Kitakyushu on June 8. The store is located about...
Jun 5, 2013 Local News
More Days Off for Some Kyushu Dept. Stores
Many of Kyushu’s department stores have started increasing the number of days they take off. After regulations on the number of permissible work days were abolished in 2000, depart...
Jun 5, 2013 Local News
Ohori Park Boathouse to be Rebuilt
Fukuoka Prefecture announced plans to rebuild the boathouse at Ohori Park. The main building contained a cafe and restaurant which became famous for having a chair that Marilyn Mon...
Jun 4, 2013 Local News
Tuna Spawning Tank Opened in Nagasaki
The Fisheries Research Agency announced that it has completed an experimental tank for spawning bluefin tuna on land at its Nagasaki-based Seikai National Fisheries Research Instit...
Jun 4, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka City Employees Catch Criminal
May 28, the Fukuoka Chuo Police Station awarded letters of appreciation to three Fukuoka City Road & Wastewater Bureau employees who caught a man later arrested for cell phone came...
May 31, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Highway Buses Unite to Offer Online Discounts
Fourteen highway bus operators in Kyushu, including Fukuoka-based Nishinippon Railroad and Kumamoto-based Kyusanko Bus, will begin phasing in internet-only discounts this July. The...