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Dec 2, 2014 Local News
Tokyo Software Company To Repurpose Old Kumamoto School As R&D Center
Tokyo-based software developer Nisseicom has announced plans to open an R&D hub in an old school building in Arao, Kumamoto. The company will conclude a formal agreement with the c...
Dec 2, 2014 Local News
Crane In Kagoshima Found To Have Avian Flu
On Nov. 29 Kagoshima Prefecture announced that a crane found in a weakened state in Izumi City, a major stopover for the migratory birds, was carrying the highly pathogenic H5N8 st...
Dec 2, 2014 Local News
Regional Banks To Extend Transfer Hours
The 64 members of the Regional Banks Association of Japan have agreed on a plan that will allow customers to make bank transfers and real-time settlements (i.e., debit transactions...
Dec 1, 2014 Local News
Utility Rates To Go Up Again
Kyushu Electric Power Company and Saibu Gas have both announced utility rate hikes to offset the rising cost of coal and liquid natural gas. Both companies employ a fuel cost adjus...
Dec 1, 2014 Local News
Nishitetsu ¥100 Buses Now Provide Free Wi-Fi
Starting today, Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) that run inside the city will provide a public wireless LAN service called “Nishitetsu Bus Free Wi-Fi” so everybody can enjoy hig...
Dec 1, 2014 Local News
Police Nab Panty Thief
On Nov. 27 police arrested Kosuke Iwayama, a 29-year unemployed man from Kasuga City, on charges of theft and unlawful entering for allegedly breaking into three apartments of fema...
Nov 28, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka City Bulletin December 2014
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Nov 27, 2014 Local News
First Sizable Eruption for Mt. Aso in 19 Years
At around 9am on Wednesday, Nov. 26 smoke and ash benched into the sky from the volcano Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. It was the first eruption of ...
Nov 27, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka City To Increase School Lunch Prices
The Fukuoka City Board of Education has agreed on a plan to raise the price of school lunches at public elementary and junior high schools next fiscal year. Set to be the first pri...
Nov 27, 2014 Local News
Government Labor Consultation Center To Open In Startup Cafe
On Nov. 25, the national government announced that it will open a Labor Consultation Center on Nov. 29 as part of the Fukuoka City’s National Strategic Zone initiative. The Center ...