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Nov 16, 2012 Local News
Miss International to Appear in Tosu Parade
It was announced that Ikumi Yoshimatsu, winner of the Miss International 2012 beauty pageant will appear in the Tosu City parade on Dec. 1. Miss Yoshimatsu originally comes from To...
Nov 16, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Zoo Launches Guided Tours
Starting tomorrow (11/17), the Fukuoka City Zoological Gardens is starting guided tours of the new Asian Tropical Area. On specific days in November (see below), zoo keepers offer ...
Nov 15, 2012 Local News
Saga Prefecture to Borrow Money for Cancer Facility
Saga Prefecture revealed that it would borrow from financial institutions 2.87 billion yen of the 15 billion yen in general operating expenses required for the Kyushu International...
Nov 14, 2012 Local News
New Mall for Hakozaki
A new shopping mall ‘Hakozaki Mall’, will be built near Hakozaki-gu Shrine, Higashi-ku. The two story mall has announced Max Value supermarket, Drug Eleven and the clothing store, ...
Nov 13, 2012 Local News
Kyushu University Students Open International Cafe in Itoshima
A group of Kyushu University students, including overseas students, will open a monthly cafe in the Itoshima shopping arcade. The cafe, named “Global Cafe Itookashi” opens on Dec. ...
Nov 13, 2012 Local News
Sneak Peak! British Pub Morris’ “Hippo”
The third British Pub Morris, named HIPPO will open along the Hakata River inside the “Eeeny Meeny Miny Mo” shopping complex (Hakata Riverain) in Fukuoka. on Nov. 15. Hippo joins t...
Nov 8, 2012 Local News
Hilton Christmas Model Train
This year the Christmas decorations at the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk include an 84 square meter model of an European town with a model railroad whizzing through it. The 40-car train ...
Nov 7, 2012 Local News
Marine World’s Baby Sea Otter Requiring Special Care
The baby sea otter at Marine World is not available for public viewing as it is currently requiring care. The baby sea otter, born mid Oct., had been doing well, but on Nov. 5, it ...
Nov 6, 2012 Local News
New Community FM Radio to Start
Located in Daimyo in central Fukuoka City a new community FM radio station will begin broadcasting daily from 7:00 ~ 22:00, starting from late Dec. They aim to provide local inform...
Nov 2, 2012 Local News
Take a Walk Down Hawks Street
Two streets used by Hawks fans as a shortcut to the Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome have been renamed “Hawks Tojin Dori”! The ~1km streets are frequented by baseball fans in transit from...