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Jun 1, 2015 Local News
Tenjin To Get Pinkberry, If Only Temporarily
Sources have revealed that Fukuoka-based developer Fukuoka Jisho will open a restaurant in July in one corner of a Tenjin 1-chome site slated for redevelopment. The one-story,100 m...
May 29, 2015 Local News
Natty Dread, Itoshima – Rebuilding After Fire
Sad news for lovers of the famous Jerk Chicken and handmade hamburgers of “Natty Dread” in Itoshima. On May 26 at approximately 5pm flames broke out and the ensuing fire burnt the ...
May 28, 2015 Local News
Local Kyushu Governments Crackdown On Drone Flying
Municipalities around Japan, including local governments in Kyushu, are starting to enact restrictions on the small unmanned aircraft commonly referred to as drones. On a May 26 me...
May 27, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka City Bulletin June 2015
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
May 25, 2015 Local News
Prefecture Announces Wooden Building Award Winners
Fukuoka Prefecture announced the winners of its first-ever Wooden Building and Wood Design Awards. The winner of the Wooden Building Prize was the pagoda at Tōchō-ji Temple in Haka...
May 25, 2015 Local News
Fukuya To Expand Sales With New Brand, Wholesaling
Fukuoka-based spicy mentaiko maker Fukuya has announced it will begin wholesaling to department stores and high-end supermarkets this June. This marks Fukuya’s first foray outside ...
May 25, 2015 Local News
Red Hat Opens Fukuoka Sales Office
On May 19, the Japanese subsidiary of the American software development company Red Hat opened its Kyushu/Chugoku Regional Sales Office in Fukuoka. Red Hat, which is known for prov...
May 22, 2015 Local News
Local Company Uses App To Connect People To Their Hometowns
Hope is a Fukuoka-based company that has created i-Kohoshi, a smartphone app that provides electronic versions of the city and town newsletters published by local municipalities. L...
May 21, 2015 Local News
Hawks Pitcher, Edison Barrios, Tied For Record Holds
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitcher, Edison Barrios took to the mound at Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka in the 8th inning in the game against the Orix Buffaloes on May 20th. He retired the ba...
May 21, 2015 Local News
Ban On Taiji Dolphins May Lead To End Of Dolphin Shows In Kyushu
To remain a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) announced that its members will stop buying live dol...