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Nov 13, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Companies Have Few Female Managers
According to a survey conducted by Nishinippon Shimbun with 120 major companies in Kyushu, only 20% of respondents listed the percentage of female managers as “10% or more”, while ...
Nov 11, 2013 Local News
Paul McCartney in Fukuoka this Friday
Sir Paul McCartney touched down in Osaka on Saturday 11/9 greeted by thousands of Japanese fans; tonight he launches his first Japan tour “Out There” in 11 years! Over the next two...
Nov 11, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Basho Day 1 – Egyptian Debuts at Elite Level
21-year old Egyptian Osuna-arashi (born Abdelrahman Sharan) made his debut in sumo’s elite makuuchi division on Sunday at the opening of this year’s Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. D...
Nov 10, 2013 Local News
Tosu City Mascot’s Wings Clipped for Dirty Talk
Totto-chan, Tosu City’s (Saga Prefecture) popular mascot has been in the media after complaints he participated in obscene conversation during a late-night radio program. Not...
Nov 8, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Tower Illumination
Fukuoka Tower is getting ready to kick off its Christmas illumination – and anyone in the area last night (Nov. 7) would have received a preview as they tested the lights. This yea...
Nov 8, 2013 Local News
Saga to Experiment with Euglena
Saga City will begin conducting an experiment to cultivate Euglena using CO2 from its garbage incinerator. Euglena are single-celled photosynthetic organisms that are used for heal...
Nov 8, 2013 Local News
Muscular Dystrophy Clinic to Open in Nakagawa
The Japan Muscular Dystrophy Association will open its first clinic in early December in Nakagawa Town. According to the Association, it is extremely rare for an association of pat...
Nov 8, 2013 Local News
Subways, Some Trains to Run Later on Fridays in December
The Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau announced that it will run the city subways for 30 extra minutes every Friday of December in line with the end-of-year party season. The exte...
Nov 7, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka City Aims to Halt Stray Animal Euthanasia
Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced Nov. 4 that Fukuoka is progressing towards a day when no cats or dogs will be euthanized in the city. At an animal protection festival he...
Nov 6, 2013 Local News
Hakata Bay Cruises Now Available from Marinoa
On Nov. 1, Shizuoka-based Nihon Kaiyo Kanko began operating Hakata Bay cruises from the Marinoa City shopping complex in Nishi-ku. The 19-ton Youmin Tomato has a capacity of 90 and...