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Aug 19, 2014 Local News
Two Frankie Chan Sequels to be Set in Fukuoka
Fukuoka has been selected as the location for the next two sequels of the Jackie Chan-produced action movie, “Impetuous Love in Action”, which hits Chinese theaters this September....
Aug 19, 2014 Local News
New Iizuka Soccer School will Employ Former Barcelona Coaches
A new soccer school to open in Iizuka this fall will employ two coaches formerly affiliated with FC Barcelona, one of Spain’s most famous soccer clubs. Carlos Rexach, the former ma...
Aug 19, 2014 Local News
New Kyudai Medical Museum To Break Taboo, Discuss Wartime Vivisections
The Kyushu University School of Medicine has decided to exhibit documents at its Museum of Medical History, which is slated to open next April, from the vivisection experiments con...
Aug 18, 2014 Local News
Local Company to Train Workers for Japanese Companies in Asia
Miyawaka-based staffing company Technosmile will begin training and referring foreign workers to Japanese manufacturing companies entering China and ASEAN countries. The company ai...
Aug 18, 2014 Local News
JR Offers Travel-with-Grandparents Tickets to Kids
JR Kyushu has started selling a new all-you-can-ride ticket for elementary school kids traveling with their grandparents. Good for weekends and holidays in September and October, t...
Aug 14, 2014 Local News
Store Caught Selling Cigarettes to Underage Students in Uniform
Fukuoka Tobata Police Station sent the papers to Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kokura-ku on 8/12 (Tue.) regarding the sale of cigarettes to underaged students at a convenience stor...
Aug 14, 2014 Local News
Shochu Sales Up for Second Year Running
According to the Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank, nationwide sales of shochu and awamori by the top 50 companies in terms of sales volume increased 0.5% year-on-year to over ¥28...
Aug 14, 2014 Local News
Government Considers Ending Dance Ban
The national government and the Liberal Democratic Party have started examining revisions to the Entertainment and Amusement Trades Control Act that would end the ban on dancing af...
Aug 13, 2014 Local News
More Foreigners Visit Kyushu
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau announced that 634,449 foreigners visited Kyushu between January and May, making for a 15% year-on-year uptick. A dramatic increase in the numb...
Aug 13, 2014 Local News
City Presents Scholarships to First Batch of Sponsored Students
On Aug. 8, Fukuoka City held a conferral ceremony for the eight recipients of its Startup Scholarship Loan. The ¥100,000/month scholarship is given to local university students to ...