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Oct 31, 2013 Local News
New Nishitetsu Bus Links Tenjin to Tosu
For just 10 days (11/1 ~ 11/10) Nishitetsu will run a daily bus service between Tenjin and Tosu, coinciding with Tosu Premium Outlet’s winter sale. The bus route is regularly opera...
Oct 31, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Marathon Announced
Yesterday a new, full 42.195 kilometre marathon “Fukuoka Marathon” was formally announced. The marathon will take place on Nov. 9, 2014. The Fukuoka Marathon replaces the old “City...
Oct 31, 2013 Local News
Kyuden Begins Smart Grid Tests
Kyushu Electric Power has started testing at an experimental smart grid facility operated jointly with Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima, where one of its nuclear power plants is locat...
Oct 31, 2013 Local News
Fukuya Releases Chilli and Black Pepper Mentaiko “Tubu Tubes”
Do you like your mentaiko (spicy cod roe) from a tube? Fukuya, the Fukuoka-based spicy mentaiko maker, is set to release a batch of new flavors of their popular mentaikotubu tube. ...
Oct 30, 2013 Local News
Pop-up Oyster Hut Opens on Top of Fukuoka Building
Following the success of the Fukuoka Building beer garden this summer, the Tenjin rooftop space will play host to a seasonal oyster hut from 11/1 (Fri.) until March 2014. Delicious...
Oct 30, 2013 Local News
Find Kumamon’s Missing Red Cheeks!
In a youtube video posted yesterday Oct. 29, Kumamoto Prefectural Governor Ikuo Kabashima announced at a press conference that Kumamon is missing his red cheeks! The governor goes ...
Oct 25, 2013 Local News
Asean-Japan Business Meeting Held in Kitakyushu
On Oct. 24, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives held the ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting (AJBM), a discussion session for business executives from Japan and ASEAN member nat...
Oct 25, 2013 Local News
Nissan Remains Committed to Kyushu
In an interview with Nishinippon Shimbun, Chief Operating Officer of Nissan Motor Toshiyuki Shiga said that the company wants to maintain production at its plant in Kanda, Kitakyus...
Oct 25, 2013 Local News
Korean Ferry Passengers Reach Record High
According to the Kyushu Transportation Bureau, the total number of passengers on ferries linking Korea to Kyushu and Yamaguchi fell 2.5% year-on-year to 604,000 for the for period ...
Oct 25, 2013 Local News
City Bulletin November 2013
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.