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Aug 28, 2012 Local News
Spaceworld Reports 5th Year of Visitor Increases
Spaceworld theme park in Kitakyushu has reported a 5th year of visitor increases. A reduction in the entry fee and improvements to the park are said to have attracted patrons. Sour...
Aug 24, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Animated Feature Film Debuts Aug. 25
Popular Fukuoka-made CG animation film “After School Midnighters” will premiere in Fukuoka at T-Joy Cinema on Aug. 25, and will be played in around 100 T-joy and Warner Mycal Cinem...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
Trust Park to be Listed on Mothers
Fukuoka City-based Trust Park, a company that operates and manages parking lots, has been approved for listing on Mothers, the section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange established for n...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
First Increase in Tax Revenue from Kyushu in Five Years
The Fukuoka and Kumamoto branches of the National Tax Agency have issued a report on tax revenue from Kyushu for 2011. Total tax revenue was 2.5181 trillion yen, a 0.5% rise from t...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
Halal Trade Fair to be Held in Fukuoka City
A trade fair featuring food products produced in accordance with halal dietary regulations will be held next February in Fukuoka City, the Nishinippon Shimbun reported. The objecti...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
University of Kitakyushu Signs Academic Exchange Agreements
The University of Kitakyushu has signed academic exchange agreements with the Chinese Management and Marketing School of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
Regional Banks in Tie-ups with Other Companies to Support Overseas SMBE Expansion
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports that regional banks from Kyushu are increasingly forming business ties with companies in the non-life insurance and distribution sectors to provide ...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
Haircut Fundraiser for Chernobyl Victims
On Aug. 27, a fundraising event will be held at the fashion studio of the Omula Beauty College in Daimyo. The ¥1,500 haircuts will be given by volunteer hairdressers from salons ar...
Aug 20, 2012 Local News
Manga Museum Opens in Kitakyushu
The Kitakyushu Manga Museum opened Aug 3 on the 5th and 6th floors of the Aru Aru Building in Kokura. The museum contains many original drawings and panels and thousands of mangas ...
Aug 17, 2012 Local News
Northern Kyushu Flood Stricken Area Support Event
In support of the three prefectures - Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Oita that were damaged by heavy rain, floods and landslides last month, the Nishinippon Shimbun is holding a fundraising...