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Feb 5, 2015 Local News
Valentine Illumination at Momochi, Fukuoka
Have you passed by Fukuoka Tower recently? Until Valentine's Day Feb. 14 you can see a beautiful valentine heart image. Then on 14th, a special animation with an angel shooting a h...
Feb 5, 2015 Local News
Kyudai Move To Ito To Finish One Year Earlier
Kyushu University will complete the relocation of facilities on its aging Hakozaki Campus (Higashi Ward) to Ito Campus (Nishi Ward) in fiscal 2018, one year earlier than planned. T...
Feb 5, 2015 Local News
Uber Rideshare Service Starts in Fukuoka
Everyone’s Uber, an innovative ridesharing service offered by the drivers of Fukuoka, for the people of Fukuoka. Available from 10AM today, February 5, this is an unprecedented col...
Feb 3, 2015 Local News
New HTB Hotel Will Use Robots, Room Auctions
Sasebo (Nagasaki) theme park Huis Ten Bosch announced it will open a new low-cost, energy-saving “smart hotel” in July. This hotel, however, is a little bit strange. The hotel fron...
Feb 2, 2015 Local News
Seven Bank Opens Manned Branch In Hakata
Tokyo-based Seven Bank has announced it will open its first manned branch in Kyushu. The bank counter will be installed inside the Hakata Ekimae Asahi Building 7-11 convenience sto...
Feb 1, 2015 Local News
Setsubun No Hi & Eho Maki
Feb. 3, Setsubun no Hi, marks the beginning of spring in the Japanese lunar calendar. On this day, it’s custom to throw beans around the house to drive away evil spirits, yelling “...
Jan 31, 2015 Local News
Roadside Tenjin Toilet To Be Closed
After 40 years in service, the public toilet on Kokutai Rd. near Kego Shrine is likely to close. The toilet was opened by the City in December 1974 to accommodate the patrons of ya...
Jan 30, 2015 Local News
Munakata Serves Wild Boar Curry For School Lunch
For the first time ever, Munakata City used wild game in school lunches for its seven middle schools and two elementary schools in an effort to raise awareness of locally harvested...
Jan 29, 2015 Local News
Fukuokans Love Fukuoka!
According to the results of City Hall’s FY2014 Fukuoka City Opinion Survey on City Government, 96.7% of the 2,500 respondents said they liked Fukuoka and 95.3% said it was a livabl...
Jan 29, 2015 Local News
Bank Of Japan To Rebuild Fukuoka Branch
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced it will rebuild its aging Fukuoka branch. Construction will begin in fiscal 2017 with completion scheduled for sometime in fiscal 2020. The existi...