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Mar 7, 2019 Local News
Kitakyushu Places Second Among Japan’s Sustainable Cities
In its nationwide survey of 815 municipalities, Nikkei Shimbun ranked Kitakyushu second in terms of sustainability and promoting the OECD’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). It...
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Feb 28, 2019 Local News
Former Space World Site to Host City’s Science Museum
Kitakyushu City announced on Feb. 25 plans to move the city's science museum to a new shopping complex that will be constructed by 2021 on the former Space World site by Aeon. The ...
Jan 15, 2019 Local News
QTnet to Test Facial Recognition AI Automated Shop System
QTnet, a group company of Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. will set up an automated shop in Kyushu Institute of Technology Tobata Campus in April 2019. This will be a testing projec...
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Dec 17, 2018 Local News
Researchers in Kyushu Discover Diagnosis Method for Oral Cancer
A research group of the University of Kitakyushu and Kyushu Dental University has found an innovative way to diagnose oral cancer. According to professor Seung-Woo Lee and Toshihir...
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Dec 4, 2018 Local News
Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Plan Monitor Tour for Taiwanese Visitors
On Nov. 10 the JR Mojiko Station building, which has been renovated to resemble what it looked like when it first opened in 1914, was partially opened to the public for the first t...
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Nov 19, 2018 Local News
Restoration Work at Mojiko Station
A section of the Mojiko Station that has been undergoing restoration work re-opened to the public on November 10. Damaged roof eaves were renovated along with the ticket office and...
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Oct 16, 2018 Local News
Overseas Travel Agents Visit Kitakyushu City
Representatives from Asian travel companies were recently invited to Kitakyushu City in an attempt to increase the number of school excursions and training trips visiting the area ...
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Sep 12, 2018 Local News
Kyushu Institute of Technology Victorious at Robocup for Second Consecutive Year
For the second year in a row, Kyushu Institute of Technology’s robot development team Hibikino-Musashi@Home took home a first-place prize at RoboCup, an international robotics comp...
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Sep 11, 2018 Local News
Space World Symbol to be Demolished
The former symbol of Space World is due to be demolished. Developers had hoped to sell the full-scale replica space shuttle that stood at the entrance to the Kitakyushu-based theme...
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Aug 31, 2018 Local News
Kitakyushu Water Treatment System Adopted in Vietnam
Kitakyushu City's water treatment system has been adopted by a purification plant in Haiphong, Vietnam. The project is expected to cost approximately ¥2 billion. Kitakyushu is work...