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Apr 23, 2013 Local News
Free Ferry Rides for Kids
The Japan Passenger Boat Association announced it will offer free rides to kids on Children’s Day (5/5) on 86 ferries and tour boats throughout Japan. Participating ships include t...
Apr 23, 2013 Local News
JR to Begin Construction on New Oita Station
JR Kyushu announced that it would break ground on a new Oita Station Building slated to open in the spring of 2015 on Apr. 30. After some design revisions, the new building will cl...
Apr 23, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Strawberry Exports Up
Exports of locally grown strawberries through ports under the jurisdiction of Moji Customs have skyrocketed. Compared to 10 years ago, export volume in 2012 jumped nineteenfold to ...
Apr 23, 2013 Local News
Zoo to Run Free Shuttle Bus During Golden Week
The Fukuoka City Zoo and Botanical Garden will offer a free shuttle bus between Sakurazaka Station on the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line and the main gate of the zoo during Gold...
Apr 22, 2013 Local News
Aging Kumamoto Town Seeks Transplants
The town of Taragi, Kumamoto has launched a project with Kumamoto University in an effort to rejuvenate the genkai shuraku (a village in which more than half of the population is o...
Apr 21, 2013 Local News
Kyushu University Cafe Trays Warn – “No Chugging”
The Big Dora cafeteria at Kyushu University’s Ito Campus (Nishi-ku) has started using trays with No Ikki! (“no chugging”) stickers to raise awareness among freshmen of the dangers ...
Apr 21, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Airport to Get Sniffer Dogs
In an effort to prevent animal-borne viruses from overseas, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has decided to assign quarantine detector dogs to Fukuoka Airport to...
Apr 19, 2013 Local News
Free Ride on Flower Cars & Open Top Bus
Dontaku is Japan’s largest citizens’ festival with a history of over 800 years. It will be held during Golden Week on May 3~4 this year. The parade proceeds down Meiji-dori, betwee...
Apr 19, 2013 Local News
Nishitetsu to Drug Test Bus and Train Drivers
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu), will introduce yearly drug testing for 5,000 bus and train drivers. This follows the arrest of a Nishitetsu Bus Driver for stimulants....
Apr 18, 2013 Local News
Zoo Attendance Back Up
Last year, the Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden attracted 810,683 visitors, marking the first total annual admissions of more than 800,000 in 16 years. These figures suggest the va...