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Jun 20, 2015 Local News
Wakeboard Park To Open On Lake Nagayu, Oita
Fukuoka-based gemstone and jewelry chain Stone Market has announced plans to open Oita Lake Nagayu Stone Wake Park.There will be an opening ceremony on June 27 and grand opening on...
Jun 18, 2015 Local News
Korean Mers Outbreak Affecting Kyushu
As an outbreak of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) fails to abate in South Korea, an increasing number of ferry passengers are cancelling travel plans between Kyushu and ...
Jun 18, 2015 Local News
Land Ministry Approves Kyushu Route For Attracting Foreign Visitors
On June 12, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approved seven routes, including one dubbed Onsen Island Kyushu, as the first thrust in an effort to attract...
Jun 17, 2015 Local News
Nittsu To Double “Double Number” Truck Trailers
Plans are in the works to increase the number of tractor trailers carrying both Japanese and Korean license plates from eight to between 16 and 20 within fiscal 2015. Based on a bi...
Jun 12, 2015 Local News
Flying Tiger Lands in Fukuoka
The Danish "fast nicknack" retail chain, Flying Tiger opened their first shop in Kyushu just off of Nishi-dori in Tenjin today. The shop is mostly filled with vividly colored mass ...
Jun 12, 2015 Local News
Hakata Ippudo Ramen Paris Shop Announced
Fukuoka City based, Chikaranomoto, has announced the opening of a Hakata Ippudo Ramen shop in Paris in August 2015. The Paris Ramen Week “Zuzutto” produced by Narumi Kawara founder...
Jun 12, 2015 Local News
Futaba Invites Bombing Eyewitnesses To Peace Studies Class
On June 9, Futaba Elementary School, which is now temporarily housed in the old Daimyo Elementary School building, invited three Daimyo grads who lived through the bombing of Fukuo...
Jun 10, 2015 Local News
Rick VandenHurk Slated To Pitch For Softbank Hawks This Saturday
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks right-handed pitcher Rick VandenHurk could get his first start of the season against the Hiroshima Carp on June 14, the final day of interleague play. Vanden...
Jun 10, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Schools To Get Longer School Year
The Fukuoka City Board of Education has firmed up plans to shorten the summer vacation and add classes on Saturday in an effort to improve the scholastic ability of elementary and ...
Jun 8, 2015 Local News
Kyukeiren Releases First-Ever Mid-Term Plan
The Kyushu Economic Federation, or Kyukeiren, issued its first-ever mid-term action plan on June 2. The plan, which runs from this fiscal year until fiscal 2020, outlines key polic...