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Feb 2, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu Highway Bus to Use Alipay and Wechat Pay
In a press release on Jan. 30, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co Ltd. announced the introduction of a smartphone payment system for their expressway bus route between Saga Airport and Fukuo...
Feb 2, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu and NTT Docomo Developing Windows to Display Information
JR Kyushu and NTT Docomo's joint project to develop a train window with electronic display technology is progressing. According to the president of JR Kyushu, Toshihiko Aoyagi, the...
Feb 1, 2019 Local News
First Tenjin Big Bang Building Construction Started
Construction of the first “Tenjin Big Bang” building has begun. On Jan. 29, Fukuoka Jisho Co., Ltd., announced the groundbreaking for Tenjin Business Center and the outline of its ...
Feb 1, 2019 Local News
More Storage at Genkai Nuclear Plant Announced
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has requested approval for construction of additional dry cask storage for radioactive waste in Genkai Nuclear Plant. After restarting reactors numb...
Jan 31, 2019 Local News
133 Million Year Old Dinosaur Rib Bone Found in Kumamoto
A dinosaur rib bone of the early Cretaceous (believed to be active around 133 million years ago) was found on a mountain in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto. According to the Mifune Dinos...
Jan 28, 2019 Local News
Decrease in Organized Crime in Fukuoka
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police announced on January 21 that they counted 1,890 organized crime members and affiliates in the local area at the end of 2018. The number decreased by ...
Jan 25, 2019 Local News
Browsing Ants Found in Hakata Port
Browsing ants, native to Southern Europe, have been found at Hakata Port in September 2018. The Environment Ministry reported on Jan. 23 that it was the first such confirmation in ...
Jan 25, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu Announces New Hotel Project for Dazaifu
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co Ltd. announced on Jan. 24 plans to open a new hotel in Dazaifu City in the summer of 2019 by renovating traditional wooden Japanese townhouses. Three build...
Jan 25, 2019 Local News
School Uniforms to be Updated for Gender Neutrality
The Fukuoka City Board of Education is currently reviewing designs for Fukuoka City's municipal junior high school uniforms with participation by students. In the city, 68 schools ...
Jan 25, 2019 Local News
Agricultural Production in Kyushu Increases for the Seventh Consecutive Year
According to a report by the Kyushu Regional Agricultural Administration Office, the Kyushu area's gross agricultural output in 2017 was ¥1,835 billion, and the figure has been on ...
