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Apr 3, 2018 Local News
Hole in Genkai Nuclear Plant Piping System Discovered
A hole approximately 1 cm in diameter was found in the No. 3 reactor piping system at the Genkai nuclear power plant, which is located in Saga Prefecture. The reactor went back onl...
Apr 2, 2018 Local News
New Shops Join Canal City Hakata’s Ramen Stadium (And ¥100 Off Coupon!)
Canal City Hakata’s Ramen Stadium has rotated in three new ramen shops onto their premises. The local Daimyo-based restaurant Ganso Tomato Ramen Sanmi, Hakata’s Nagahama Number One...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Hawks’ Uchikawa & Sarfate Close in on Career Milestones
Two Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks star players are closing in on major career milestones. First baseman Seiichi Uchikawa, who was injured for long stretches last year, starts the new seas...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Increase in Number of Factories in Kyushu
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced the results of a survey into factories (excluding facilities connected to the electrical industry). An 18.8% rise ...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Residential Districts Increasing in Fukuoka
The amount of residential districts in Fukuoka Prefecture has increased for the fourth consecutive year. There is a particularly strong demand for housing in the central and easter...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Cases of Bag Snatchings Recorded in Fukuoka
Seven cases of bag snatching were recorded in Chuo-ku, Hakata-ku, and Sawara-ku (Fukuoka City) between 8:20 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. on March 25. All of the victims were women, two of wh...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Hakata Bypass Finally Opens
The Kokudo (National Highway) No. 3 Hakata Bypass has finally opened. Traffic can now pass through the 3.3 km stretch of road connecting the Shimobaru Chuo Kosaten (intersection) t...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Bidding for the Seika Ichiba Site
Fukuoka City is no longer accepting bids from companies and private enterprises looking to purchase the site of the former Seika Ichiba (market). The 8.7 hectare plot of land is lo...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Might Open in Tenjin
Fukuoka City has announced that a group of private enterprises including Sekisui House and Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) were awarded first refusal in negotiations t...
Mar 28, 2018 Local News
JR to Begin Accepting Reservations for All Shinkansen Routes from Overseas
The JR Group of companies will develop an online reservation system that will let people book shinkansen and other express train seats from outside Japan. The new system is slated ...