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Mar 25, 2014 Local News
Famous Train Designer Takes On Kumamoto City Tram
On Mar. 20, Kumamoto City unveiled illustrations of its new ultra-low floor tram to be designed by Eiji Mitooka, the designer of several JR Kyushu trains including the Seven Stars ...
Mar 25, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka’s Kego Fault Reexamined
According to a detailed survey conducted by Institute of Seismology and Volcanology at Kyushu University, the Kego fault, the fissure responsible for the 2005 Fukuoka earthquake, h...
Mar 20, 2014 Local News
Cute Ward Mayor Micaela Reflects
Six months have passed since 26-year old Canadian Micaela Braithwaite was sworn in as the second mayor of Kawaii-ku (Cute Ward). She’s done everything from participate in last year...
Mar 20, 2014 Local News
Seven Stars Seats Hard to Get
On Mar. 18, JR Kyushu announced that there were 7,241 applications for 196 seats open to domestic customers on the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury sleeper train for the fourth sales p...
Mar 20, 2014 Local News
Land Prices Up Due to Kyushu Shinkansen
Three years have passed since the Kyushu Shinkansen’s Kagoshima Route fully opened, and the effects on land prices along the line are starting to emerge. According to land prices r...
Mar 20, 2014 Local News
Infected Pigs Spread Across Kyushu
On Mar. 18, a pig in Fukuoka Prefecture was confirmed as having contracted Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED), a viral infection with a high probability of killing piglets. PED has no...
Mar 19, 2014 Local News
Hakata Hanami – Sakura Illumination
Anyone who has passed through JR Hakata Station at night this month has had the pleasure of seeing the sparkling Sakura Illumination outside the station. The 160,000 pink LED light...
Mar 19, 2014 Local News
Food Capital Fukuoka Event – This Weekend!
An event dubbed Shoku no Miyako Fukuoka (Food Capital Fukuoka) will be held in the plaza on the west side of City Hall 3/21 (Fri)~23 (Sun) from 10:00 to 20:00 (ends at 17:00 on fin...
Mar 19, 2014 Local News
Ichiran Popular in Hong Kong
More than six months have passed since Ichiran opened its first overseas shop in Hong Kong last July, and its popularity shows no signs of waning. “The taste of the pork bone broth...
Mar 17, 2014 Local News
Fukuya Opens Restaurant in Hong Kong
Fukuoka-based spicy mentaiko maker Fukuya has opened a Japanese restaurant specializing in mentaiko dishes in Hong Kong. Called Tararanya, the restaurant is Fukuya’s first overseas...