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Sep 10, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Selected For Space Business Promotion
s of September 4, the central government designated Fukuoka Prefecture as one of the ‘Municipalities for Promoting Creation of Space Business.’ The program will support the develop...
Sep 9, 2020 Local News
Nisshin and Asahi Share Delivery Trucks in Kyushu
Asahi Soft Drinks Co. and Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. will start sharing trucks for shipments between the Kanto and Kyushu regions. In collaboration with a major shipping compa...
Sep 9, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Economy Sees Some Recovery
The Kyushu Economic Research Center released a report on the regional economic situation, in which the general index (Kyushu CI) for June rose for the first time in seven months. T...
Sep 8, 2020 Local News
Kumamoto City Zoo Launches Online VR Zoo
Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens opened a “VR Zoo,” using a Youtube-based application. The free content introduces 360-degree views of zoo animals at sixteen location...
Sep 8, 2020 Local News
Nishitstu and Daiwa House Develop 43-story Condo in Texas
Nishinippon Railroad Co., Ltd., and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. announced the development of a 43-story residential tower in Texas, U.S.A. Located in Houston's central area, the...
Sep 7, 2020 Local News
Typhoon Leaves 46 Injured and Blackouts at over 300,000 Homes in Kyushu
Typhoon Haishen is gradually moving away from Kyushu; however, the region might still feel strong winds until later this evening. As of this morning, a record-high gust of 39.1 m/s...
Sep 7, 2020 Local News
Help Tiempo Continúe Through Crowdfunding
Facing financial difficulties brought on by the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus, NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano, a cultural center based in Fukuoka, has launched a crowdfund...
Sep 7, 2020 Local News
Canal City Theater Signs Contract with Tokyo Entertainment Company
Canal City Theater signed a ten-year contract with Sunrise Promotion Tokyo for exclusive rights to use the 1,144 seat hall. In July 2022, the Tokyo-based entertainment company will...
Sep 6, 2020 Local News
Storm Center Expected in Fukuoka Prefecture from Midnight
As of noon September 6, Typhoon Haishen entered the area near the island of Amami Oshima at a speed of 25 km/h to the north. The central air pressure measured 925 hectopascals. It ...
Sep 5, 2020 Local News
Typhoon Haishen Intensifies as it Approaches Kyushu – River Floods Expected
According to the latest information from the Japan Meteorological Agency (as of Saturday, Sep. 5, 20:45), Typhoon Haishen’s central air pressure now measures 920 hectopascals. At t...