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Dec 10, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka to Allow Airbnb-Style Lodgings on a Limited Scale
Fukuoka City has announced plans to launch a pilot program that will permit the rental of rooms in private homes as lodgings only during times when...
Dec 9, 2015 Local News
United Cinemas Canal City 13 to Introduce 4DX Movie Seats
From Dec. 18, United Cinemas Canal City 13 will be offering 4DX seats. Canal City is one of the five locations in Japan that will be opening theaters with these seats in Dec. 2015...
Dec 6, 2015 Local News
Avispa Fukuoka Earns Promotion to Top Division J1
Avispa Fukuoka tied Cerezo Osaka 1 to 1. The draw was enough to earn the team promotion from J2 to the J1, the top division of Japan Professional Football League. The battle back t...
Dec 3, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu to Hold Business Plan Contest
On Nov. 27, Nishinippon Railroad Co. (“Nishitetsu”) will begin accepting applications from entrepreneurs and venture companies for...
Dec 3, 2015 Local News
New Monitors in Tenjin Subways
On Dec. 1, the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau installed 47-inch monitors at Tenjin and Tenjin-minami subway stations to make transfers more convenient. The large monitors are p...
Dec 3, 2015 Local News
City to Switch to Nighttime Bike Collections
The number of illegally parked bicycles in the city center remains high, so City Hall has decided to start removing bikes at...
Dec 2, 2015 Local News
Subway Service Extended on Friday Nights
For the next four Fridays of December (12/4, 12/11, 12/18, and 12/25), “Friday Night Trains” will be scheduled for the convenience of late night passengers who might be enjoying ye...
Nov 27, 2015 Local News
MRJ’s Successful First Flight a Boon for Kyushu’s Aviation Industry
On November 11, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporations’ Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) successfully completed its first flight. With an industrial cluster centered around Kitakyushu prima...
Nov 27, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Sake Proving Popular at Milan Expo
Sake made in Fukuoka is proving popular at the food court in the Japan Pavilion at the food-themed Milan Expo in Italy. To encourage brewers to...
Nov 27, 2015 Local News
Number of Foreign Visitors to Kyushu Tops Record High
According to figures released by the Kyushu Transportation Bureau, the number of foreign visitors who entered Kyushu between January and September of this year reached...