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Oct 3, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka Hawks Win!
Our hometown heroes, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, defeated the Buffaloes tonight at Yahuoku!
Oct 2, 2014 Local News
Softbank Hawks Final Regular Season Match Tonight!
Today at 18:00 the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks play their last regular season match against the Orix Buffaloes at home inside the Yafuoka! Dome. If they win, they finish the season in f...
Oct 2, 2014 Local News
Kyuden Criticized For Ending Renewable Buybacks
On Oct. 1, Kyushu Electric Power Co. held sessions at six venues throughout Kyushu to explain its decision to end renewable energy buybacks.
Oct 1, 2014 Local News
Yakiyama Bypass Now Toll-Free
At midnight on Oct. 1 expressway operator NEXCO will converted the 13.3km Yakiyama Bypass that runs from Sasaguri Town to Iizuka City into a toll-free road.
Sep 29, 2014 Local News
Kyushu Retailers Prep for Duty-Free Expansion
On Oct. 1 the list of items for which foreign tourists do not need to pay consumption tax will be expanded to include food and cosmetics.
Sep 29, 2014 Local News
Startup Cafe Set To Open In Tsutaya Tenjin
Fukuoka City has announced that it will open a Startup Cafe on the 3rd floor of Tsutaya Books Tenjin as part of its Special Zone for Global Startups and Job Creation (one of the Ja...
Sep 29, 2014 Local News
Aeon To Buy Out Daiei
Aeon Group, Japan’s largest retailer, has announced that it will convert its consolidated subsidiary Daiei into a wholly-owned subsidiary on Jan. 1, 2015. All 280 of Daiei’s shops ...
Sep 29, 2014 Local News
Where Does My Money Go?
Local governments around Japan have started opening websites to show in easy-to-understand terms where taxpayer money is being spent. Sites made with free software developed in Eng...
Sep 26, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka City Bulletin October 2014
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Sep 26, 2014 Local News
Kyushu Takes Precautions Against Ebola
Despite Ministry of Health notices stating that there is almost no chance for the Ebola virus, which is ripping through west Africa, to infect Japan, Kyushu has started taking prec...