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Jun 30, 2015 Local News
80% Of Locals Think Fukuoka’s Cyclists Have Bad Manners
The issue of cycling etiquette was raised during the general inquiry session of the Fukuoka City Assembly on June 24 in light of a cycling accident in May that resulted in an eleme...
Jun 20, 2015 Local News
MERS A Boon For Kyushu?
Amid an outbreak of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Korea, an increasing number of cruise ships departing from China are bypassing Korea and changing their destinatio...
Jun 12, 2015 Local News
Futaba Invites Bombing Eyewitnesses To Peace Studies Class
On June 9, Futaba Elementary School, which is now temporarily housed in the old Daimyo Elementary School building, invited three Daimyo grads who lived through the bombing of Fukuo...
May 22, 2015 Local News
Local Company Uses App To Connect People To Their Hometowns
Hope is a Fukuoka-based company that has created i-Kohoshi, a smartphone app that provides electronic versions of the city and town newsletters published by local municipalities. L...
Dec 10, 2014 Local News
New Years Photo Service With Live Sheep
Next year is the "Year of the Sheep" so what could be better than sending out a nengajo (new years card) of yourself posing with an actual live sheep? Well, Uminonakamichi Seaside ...
Dec 10, 2014 Local News
English Camp In Momochi 2014 – Report
On Dec. 4, English Camp in Momochi 2014, wrapped up it’s third and final day at the Fukuoka International School (FIS) in Momochi, Fukuoka City. This was the third year for the eve...
Aug 14, 2014 Local News
Store Caught Selling Cigarettes to Underage Students in Uniform
Fukuoka Tobata Police Station sent the papers to Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kokura-ku on 8/12 (Tue.) regarding the sale of cigarettes to underaged students at a convenience stor...
Jul 1, 2014 Local News
Shorter School Summer Vacations in Fukuoka
It was revealed from the general inquiry session at a meeting of the City Assembly on June 25 that the Fukuoka City Board of Education is thinking about shortening the summer vacat...
Jun 23, 2014 Local News
Pet Funeral Service To Begin
AEON Kyushu, a large retail company, announced on June 19 that they will start an intermediary service for pet funeral homes and cemeteries on July 1 in Fukuoka and Oita prefecture...
Apr 25, 2014 Local News
New Muslim Worship Room in Fukuoka Airport
On April 25 Fukuoka Airport opened a new worship room for Muslim persons on the 4th floor of the International Terminal. This is the second airport in Kyushu following Kagoshima Ai...