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Nov 12, 2014 Local News
Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Center Renewal
Nishi-Nippon Railroad announced that the Tenjin Bus Center located on Solaria Terminal Building’s third floor will be renovated for the first time since it opened in 1997. Nishitet...
Nov 10, 2014 Local News
Kirameki-Dori To Go Car-Free
On Nov. 6 Fukuoka City announced it will turn Kirameki-dori Ave. into a pedestrian zone Nov. 22~24 for a National Strategic Zone kick-off event. The event, which will feature bands...
Nov 10, 2014 Local News
Kyushu-Made Satellite Successfully Launched
On Nov. 6, the QSAT-EOS satellite, an Earth-observing microsatellite developed by a Kyushu University-led consortium, was launched into space on a Russian rocket and successfully e...
Nov 10, 2014 Local News
Kyushu Municipalities Seek To Host Rugby World Cup
The organizing committee for Rugby World Cup 2019, which will be held in Japan, held a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5 to accept applications from 14 municipalities aiming to p...
Nov 10, 2014 Local News
Tenjin To Get Taller Buildings
On Nov. 4, Fukuoka City announced that the national land ministry has approved its application to relax building height restrictions in Tenjin along Meiji-dori Ave. Undertaken as p...
Nov 7, 2014 Local News
Michael Kors Opens along Nishi-dori Ave.
This November 14th, a new Michael Kors store opens in Kyushu. The New York based fashion brand will be set up along Nishi-dori Road in central Tenjin. There are currently six Micha...
Nov 5, 2014 Local News
Six-Way Mayoral Race Begins In Fukuoka
Six candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the Fukuoka City mayoral race. The candidates were announced on 11/2 and will campaign until election day on 11/16. By order...
Nov 5, 2014 Local News
Mayoral Candidate Slogans
With the start of the mayoral race in fukuoka, the six candidates have released their campaign slogans.
Nov 5, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka Is Full Of Single Women
Despite Fukuoka’s ability to attract young people from around Kyushu, statistics show that 34.5% remain unmarried (as of 2010). This figure is higher than the national average of 2...
Nov 4, 2014 Local News
Kyuden Remains in the Red
In its financial statement for the first half ended September 2014, Kyushu Electric Power Company recorded losses for the fourth straight year. Last year’s rate hike helped Kyuden ...