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Dec 2, 2013 Local News
Freebit Brings Low Cost Smartphone to Fukuoka
On Nov. 29, FreeBit Co., Ltd., the Tokyo-based and TSE Mothers-listed company behind a ¥2,100/month smartphone service, announced it will open the first FreeBit Mobile Atelier in F...
Dec 2, 2013 Local News
Kenyan Marthathi Wins 67th Fukuoka Marathon
The 67th annual Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship was held on Sunday (12/1), with participants running a course starting and finishing at Heiwadai Stadium, and exten...
Nov 29, 2013 Local News
Kyushu’s First 4D Cinema Begins
Kyushu’s first 4D cinema experience will be launched by Korona Group in Kokura Cinema Complex, Kitakyushu this Saturday, Nov. 30. The high-tech cinema experience aims to ‘transport...
Nov 29, 2013 Local News
Ippudo Announces London Shop
Local pride Hakata Ippudo Ramen announced plans yesterday to expand into Europe. They plan to open the first Hakata Ippudo Ramen shop in London as early as next June, and further m...
Nov 28, 2013 Local News
City Moving Forward with Castle Reconstruction
On Nov. 26, Fukuoka City convened a committee to review a renovation plan for Fukuoka Castle, a national historic site. The committee presented detailed revisions to plan, which is...
Nov 27, 2013 Local News
Winter Vegetable Prices to Rise
Families are preparing to pay more for their “nabe” (Japanese hot pot dishes) this season, due to a supply shortage driving up the prices of winter vegetables. Japan-wide, forecast...
Nov 27, 2013 Local News
50th Anniversary Couples Celebrated
The Fukuoka Convention Center was all loved-up on Nov. 24, as official commendations were awarded to around 450 married couples marking their 50th wedding anniversaries. A speech w...
Nov 27, 2013 Local News
City Bulletin December 2013
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Nov 26, 2013 Local News
Sale of Home-Meal Replacements up in Kyushu
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank released its top 50 rankings for restaurant sales in Kyushu and Okinawa in FY2012. Total sales of the top 50 companies increased 5.7% year-on...
Nov 26, 2013 Local News
Boy Takes Real Gun To School, Teacher Misfires It
BOY TAKES REAL GUN TO SCHOOL, TEACHER MISFIRES IT ::: Reporting by Nishinippon Shimbun has revealed that a male student at a public junior high school in Kasuya-gun took a real pis...