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Mar 29, 2013 Local News
Udon West Resumes ¥1 Donations
Fukuoka-based noodle chain Udon West will resume making donations of ¥1 per bowl of udon served at its 124 locations worldwide to local social service facilities. West began making...
Mar 28, 2013 Local News
Kyuden Rate Hike Scaled Back
Toshimitsu Motegi, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, announced that Kyushu Electric Power would be allowed to hike residential electricity rates 6.21 ~ 6.25%, a full two...
Mar 28, 2013 Local News
City Bulletin April 2013
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Mar 28, 2013 Local News
Karatsu Cosmetics to Expand into East Asia
::: French company, Alban Muller, has announced a joint venture to export Karatsu-made cosmetics to other East Asian countries. Three businesses in Karatsu, Bloom, Matsuura Express...
Mar 27, 2013 Local News
Itoshima Umeshu Wins Prize
Itoshima-based sake maker Shiraito’s Shiraume no Niwa brand plum wine took top prize at the 7th Tenman Tenjin Umeshu Competition in Osaka. 277 companies from around Japan entered 3...
Mar 27, 2013 Local News
Power-saving More Effective Than Expected
The Kyushu Electric Power and government-requested power-saving period that began on Dec. 3, 2012 will come to close on Mar. 29. Demand for power peaked at 14.32 million kW on Feb....
Mar 26, 2013 Local News
Amaou Brand Turns 10
This season marks the 10th year since the nationally popular Amaou brand of strawberries first went on sale. The berries have become a symbol of Fukuoka, and the prefectural govern...
Mar 25, 2013 Local News
Distiller Develops Fertilizer from Shochu Lees
Ohishi Shuzo, the distiller of Kuma brand shochu based in Mizukami Village, Kumamoto, has developed a fermented liquid fertilizer from shochu lees. Historically, unprocessed shochu...
Mar 25, 2013 Local News
JR West Targets Retirees, Taps into Kyushu Nostalgia
JR West is joining forces with the five prefectures of Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima on a travel campaign called Remember Kyushu. Set to start on Apr. 1, the cam...
Mar 25, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Land Prices Starting to Appreciate
According to the official land prices (as of Jan. 1) released on Mar. 21, the average volatility rates of both residential and commercial land in Fukuoka rose, while the rates of d...