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Apr 4, 2015 Local News
Ronald Mcdonald House Opens At Children’s Hospital in Fukuoka
On Mar. 27 a ceremony was held to commemorate the opening of Fukuoka House, a lodging facility for the family members of patients at the Fukuoka Children’s Hospital in Higashi Ward...
Apr 3, 2015 Local News
Kyushu Mikan Exports Up For Fourth Year In A Row
According to Moji Customs, mikan (mandarin orange) exports from within its jurisdiction reached ¥360 million (+27.3% year-on-year) in 2014, marking the fourth straight year of incr...
Apr 2, 2015 Local News
Kyushu U. Hospital To Open International Medical Department
This April, Kyushu University Medical Hospital plans to open a department of international medical care that will cater to patients from overseas. The primary target is expected to...
Apr 1, 2015 Local News
Plans to Convert Ohori Park Into a Water Amusement Park Announced
Plans to convert half of Ohori Park, Fukuoka City’s beautiful and spacious park into a “waterpark" were announced today. The plans include the addition of three hotels, four large ...
Mar 31, 2015 Local News
Kyudai Researchers Figure Out How To Combat Smelly Sake
A research group led by Professor Makoto Tokunaga of the Kyushu University Graduate School of Science has successfully removed the substances from Japanese sake that cause “old sak...
Mar 30, 2015 Local News
Lunar Eclipse To Coincide With Sakura Viewing Next Week
A total lunar eclipse has been forecast for Apr. 4, which means Kyushu residents may get the unusual treat of a lunar eclipse during flower viewing season. Lunar eclipses occur onl...
Mar 30, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu To Jointly Develop Condo In Vietnam
NISHITETSU TO JOINTLY DEVELOP CONDO IN VIETNAM ::: Nishinippon Railroad Company (Nishitetsu) announced it will begin a joint condo development project in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ...
Mar 27, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka City Bulletin April 2015
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Mar 27, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka City Presses Government To Allow Foreign MDs To Run Clinical Trials
In a press conference on Mar. 24, Fukuoka mayor Soichiro Takashima revealed plans to ask the national government to relax restrictions on clinical testing by foreign doctors who do...
Mar 26, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Wants To Turn Bridge Into Public Space
Fukuoka City is looking to create a new public space on a temporary bridge. The bridge will be built by the national government when it begins construction next fiscal year to repl...