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Aug 27, 2013 Local News
Bus Driver Used Stand-In for Breath Test
Nishitetsu Kanko Bus announced that a 49 year old driver of a chartered bus is suspected of asking his colleague to take a breath test on his behalf and driving about 170 km while ...
Aug 22, 2013 Local News
AKB48’s Latest #1 Shot in Fukuoka
Japan’s pop sensation group AKB48 released their latest single “Koi Suru Fortune Cookie” yesterday Aug. 21, with a promotional video that was shot in Fukuoka! Filming took place on...
Aug 22, 2013 Local News
Tohoku Announced as Japan’s Frontrunner for ILC Bid
Wednesday (8/21) a decision was unofficially announced by a group of specialized researchers enlisted to investigate and present Japan’s candidate sites in the bid for the Internat...
Aug 22, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Residents Beat the Heat at Pools, with Beer
As the extreme heat continues, business is booming at some outdoor facilities, provided they have a pool. The number of visitors to Sasebo-based theme park Huis Ten Bosch continues...
Aug 21, 2013 Local News
Half Price Shinkansen Tickets
JR Kyushu announced limited ¥2,500 Hakata – Kumamoto shinkansen tickets, starting Sep. 1. The one-way ticket, named “Kyushu Net Hayatoku 7”, must be booked online seven days in adv...
Aug 21, 2013 Local News
Beppu Company to Build Geothermal Compound
Beppu-based housing equipment company B-Flat is building a compound consisting of a geothermal power facility that makes use of a shuttered hot spring, a foot bath that utilizes ho...
Aug 21, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Dam Levels Low, Residents Asked to Conserve
With minimal rain since the rainy season, there are concerns over water shortages throughout Kyushu. The Japan Water Agency has established a task force for the Egawa and Terauchi ...
Aug 20, 2013 Local News
Clothing Recycle Station @ Yafuoku! Dome
Yahoo! Japan recently launched a clothing recycle station at YAFUOKU! DOME in Momochi, after realizing the demand for a place where people could recycle clothing they no longer wan...
Aug 20, 2013 Local News
Google Adds Nagasaki Bombing Contents to Archives
Aug. 19, Google announced two notable additions to its online Cultural Institute - incorporating new material from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb ...
Aug 20, 2013 Local News
Kyushu’s Electricity Consumption Peaks
Kyushu Electric Power Company announced that yesterday Aug. 19 was the Kyushu’s highest power usage day of this summer, reaching 16,190,000 kilowatts at around 16:00. Electricity u...