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Jul 8, 2019 Local News
Reiwa T-shirts on Sale in Dazaifu
Special "Reiwa" t-shirts are on sale at the Dazaifu Fureai Museum. The museum conceived the shirt to promote the ongoing mini-exhibition of a replica of Manyoshu, made in the late ...
Jul 5, 2019 Local News
Land Prices in Kyushu Rise for the Third Consecutive Year
According to an announcement by the Fukuoka and Kumamoto Regional Taxation Bureaus, land prices in seven prefectures in Kyushu have risen for the third straight year. A report rele...
Jul 5, 2019 Local News
The Basics to Take Over Former Hyatt in Hakata
A new hotel called The Basics Fukuoka will open in March 2020. The accommodation facility will open on the site of the former Hyatt Regency Fukuoka, which closed on May 31 this yea...
Jul 5, 2019 Local News
Spider-Man Cafe in Tenjin Shoppers
A Spider-Man-themed cafe opened in Tenjin on June 21 and will continue until July 19. The low-key event takes place inside Honey Coffee located inside Tsutaya Tenjin Shoppers and c...
Jul 4, 2019 Local News
Kyushu Regional Strategy Council Pushes for Cooperation Among Kyushu’s Airports
The Kyushu Regional Strategy Council, a body composed of Kyushu Governor’s Association members, the Kyushu Economic Federation and other local business groups, held a meeting where...
Jul 3, 2019 Local News
Special Train to Celebrate Anniversary of Tenjin Omuta Line
On June 25, the Nishi-Nippon Railroad Company (Nishitetsu) announced that they will operate a special limited train service from July until September as part of celebrations to com...
Jul 3, 2019 Local News
Proposal for Extended Curfew Hours at Saga Airport Passed
A proposal for extended curfew hours at Saga Airport has unanimously passed the prefecture's June assembly. Plans to open the runway until midnight to permit operation of new night...
Jul 3, 2019 Local News
AI-powered Screening for Colorectal Cancer Developed by Kurume University
Kurume University Hospital has developed a new AI-based screening procedure for colorectal cancer. The medical software, introduced in the Kyushu area on June 18, is known as “Endo...
Jul 3, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu and ANA Collaborate on Inbound Tourism Promotion
JR Kyushu and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will collaborate in promoting tourism in Kyushu for international tourists. According to their announcement on June 26, a special train pass ...
Jul 3, 2019 Local News
First Train Station to Use Reiwa in its Name to Open in Tagawa
Heisei Chikuho Railway Co., Ltd. will open a new station on its Tagawa Line, named Reiwa Costa Yukuhashi Station. The company included "Reiwa" in the station name as it will be the...