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Jul 13, 2018 Local News
New Yoshimoto Kogyo Theater to Open in Fukuoka
The entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo announced on July 10 the opening of a permanent theater on the eighth floor of Tenjin Vivre this September. Yoshimoto Kogyo Vivre Hall wil...
Jul 13, 2018 Local News
Reconstruction Work to the Kyudai Main Line Completed
A trial run was carried on the 2.4 km stretch of track that runs between Teruoka Station and Hita Station (Kyudai Main Line) on July 12 to confirm if the line was ready to re-open ...
Jul 13, 2018 Local News
Cormorant Fishing Suspended in Chikugo
The traditional cormorant fishing that takes place on Chikugo River was suspended again for the second consecutive year. This is expected to have a negative impact on tourism in ...
Jul 13, 2018 Local News
Rainy Season in Northern Kyushu Ended
Japan Meteorological Agency announced the end of the rainy season on July 9 for northern Kyushu and Chugoku, Kinki, Tokai and Hokuriku regions. The rainy season in Kyushu ended ten...
Jul 13, 2018 Local News
Itoshima’s Shiraito Falls and Fureai no Sato Temporarily Closed
The roads surrounding the Shiraito Falls and Fureai no Sato in Itoshima are temporarily closed due to mudslides caused by the heavy rain that fell during the first week of July. Ac...
Jul 12, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Population on the Rise
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' census, which bases its figures on the Basic Resident Register, revealed that the population of Fukuoka City has risen by more ...
Jul 12, 2018 Local News
Kagoshima Beef to Australia
Nanchiku, a meat producer and distributor based in Soo City, Kagoshima Prefecture, has began exporting Japanese beef to Australia. Following a BSE outbreak in September 2001, the A...
Jul 11, 2018 Local News
Saibu Gas to Set Up Base in Singapore
Saibu Gas Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of their first overseas base in Singapore this autumn. The company is looking to commercialize liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the As...
Jul 11, 2018 Local News
Volunteers in Kurume Wanted
Volunteers are wanted in Kurume for flood relief efforts. The team will help clean up homes of flood-affected families and institutions and are expected to work from 10 a.m. to 3 p...
Jul 11, 2018 Local News
Three Newly-Opened Yatai Street Stalls in Tenjin Have Closed
The Fukuoka City Yatai Selection Committee announced on Jul. 6 that five of the 28 newly licensed yatai food stalls never opened. Furthermore, three of the 28 selected yatai have c...