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Nov 2, 2012 Local News
Results of Yatai Inspection Posted
The Fukuoka government has posted the results of an inspection covering 121 yatai in 12 areas of Fukuoka City in September and October. Twenty-two official regulations including op...
Nov 1, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Zoo Opens New Section
Oct. 30 was the opening day for a new section inside the Fukuoka City Zoo. Three times more than usual number of people (3,200) visited the new section which resembles a tropical j...
Oct 30, 2012 Local News
Itoshima Out of Evacuation Zone But Matsuura City Now In
Japan's nuclear regulatory authority apologized Monday after finding errors in its recently announced projections for the spread of radiation from reactors nationwide in the event ...
Oct 30, 2012 Local News
“Ramen Alley” for Kurume City
Kurume claims to be the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen, and will soon increase its appeal for tourists searching for the perfect bowl of ramen. Eight popular ramen shops in Kurume un...
Oct 29, 2012 Local News
Love FM DJ Live Audition!
Would you like to make your debut as a radio DJ on Love FM? Love FM is looking for English speaking radio personalities. Signup here! Three hopefuls will be selected to take part i...
Oct 26, 2012 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Publishes Merger History Pamphlet
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank published a pamphlet detailing the circumstances of its establishment through the merger of the Nishi-Nippon Bank and the Fukuoka City Bank in October 20...
Oct 26, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Install Large Battery on Ikki Island for Renewable Energy Trial
Kyushu Electric Power said that it will begin a trial for increasing the use of renewable energy on Ikki Island in Nagasaki Prefecture. The utility will receive a subsidy from the...
Oct 26, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Group Develops New Rice Variety
The Kyushu-Okinawa Agricultural Research Center of the National Agricultural and Food Research Organization has developed a new strain of rice it calls tachiharuka. The new rice is...
Oct 24, 2012 Local News
Asian Digital Art Awards – Apply Before 10/31
The Asian Digital Art Awards (ADAA), established in Fukuoka in 2001, is holding its annual competition to present works that integrate logic with aesthetics using media technology....
Oct 23, 2012 Local News
Demo Against Debris from East Japan
On Oct 21, 100 people demonstrated against debris from the Great East Japan Earthquake being accepted by Kitakyushu City. The demand of the demonstrators is to stop accepting and c...