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Sep 1, 2015 Local News
Many More Foreign Tourists Using Rental Cars
According to the the Fukuoka Prefecture Rental Car Association, the number of foreign visitors who rented cars from shops near Fukuoka Airport in 2014 jumped 2.5 times year-on-year...
Sep 1, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Uses Ramen to Promote Kyushu in China
On Aug. 28 the Shanghai Office of Fukuoka City Hall set up a booth at the Guangzhou Expo to publicize Fukuoka in China. City Hall hopes the booth will entice Chinese to come visit ...
Sep 1, 2015 Local News
Aeon to Revamp Kashiihama Mall
Aeon Kyushu has announced that it will overhaul its Aeon Mall Kashiihama for the first time since it opened in 2003 to compete with new commercial facilities going up on nearby Isl...
Aug 28, 2015 Local News
IKEA To Open Mini-Store In Kumamoto
The Japanese subsidiary of Swedish furniture giant Ikea has announced it will open a new mini-store in Kumamoto City this October. The mini-store, Ikea’s first in Japan, will be ab...
Aug 27, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka City Bulletin September 2015
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Aug 26, 2015 Local News
Typhoon No. 15 Rips Through Northern Kyushu
The powerful Typhoon No. 15 (aka Typhoon Goni) swept through northern Kyushu after making landfall near Arao City, Kumamoto around 6:00 on Aug. 25. Striking right before the mornin...
Aug 24, 2015 Local News
Typhoon #15 GONI Approaching Kyushu
As you may have already heard, this season's 15th typhoon (GONI) is approaching Kyushu. We are expecting to receive very heavy rainfall and strong winds in the next few days. Pleas...
Aug 21, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka To Get Articulated Buses Next Summer
Sources have revealed that City Hall and Nishitetsu are teaming up to introduce a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, complete with articulated buses, next June. The plan calls for the...
Aug 19, 2015 Local News
Sakurajima Calms Down, but Eruption Threat Remains
The volcano alert level for Sakurajima (Kagoshima City) was recently raised to 4, which entails evacuation preparations for the first time, but by Aug. 17, the number of volcanical...
Aug 18, 2015 Local News
Kyushu Has Plenty of Power Already
The recently restarted No. 1 reactor at Kyuden’ Sendai Nuclear Power Plant (Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima began generating and transmitting power on Aug. 14. The move was heralded ...