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Sep 1, 2017 Local News
Half Price Travel for Pregnant Bus Passengers in Kitakyushu
In what is said to be the first initiative of its kind in Japan, Kitakyushu City announced that pregnant bus passengers will be charged half price for...
Sep 1, 2017 Local News
More Limited Express Trains for Ohashi Station
The number of limited express trains stopping at Ohashi Station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line increased from August 26. On weekdays there will be two additional...
Aug 30, 2017 Local News
Potential Urban Growth High in Fukuoka
A study by Nomura Research Institute examined various aspects of 100 cities throughout Japan, and revealed that Fukuoka City ranks first in terms of potential for...
Aug 30, 2017 Local News
Aeon Cutting Prices on 114 Items
Aeon announced on August 23 that it will be cutting prices on 114 private brand products, including food and...
Aug 30, 2017 Local News
Japanese Workforce Now Includes Over 200,000 International Interns
The international workforce in Japan has now exceeded the one million mark. Approximately 20 percent of this figure is made up of people who have been invited to Japan to participa...
Aug 30, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Governor Ogawa Admitted to Hospital
Fukuoka Prefectural Governor Hiroshi Ogawa was admitted to the hospital on August 29 to have a tumor removed from his liver. The governor will be hospitalized for approximately...
Aug 29, 2017 Local News
Reconstruction in Disaster-hit Areas of Northern Kyushu Estimated to Cost ¥64.3 Billion
A revised budget for the 2017 fiscal year will be submitted to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly at their September gathering. The revision includes ¥64.3 billion to help fund...
Aug 29, 2017 Local News
Poor Catch of Gourmet Jellyfish
The heavy rains that fell in northern Kyushu during July meant a poor catch of jellyfish known as bizen kurage (rhopilema esculentum or flame jellyfish) in the Ariake Sea. The low ...
Aug 28, 2017 Local News
Kenyan Track and Field Team to Hold Training Camp in Kurume for Tokyo 2020
It was announced that the Kenyan track and field team will hold their pre-Olympics training camp in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The camp will operate from mid to late July 202...
Aug 28, 2017 Local News
Nishitetsu Purchased New Land in Daimyo Area
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) acquired the building and land that lies adjacent to the former Daimyo Elementary School, a site that is set to undergo large-scale...