Local News
- TOP
- Local News
Feb 27, 2013 Local News
Radio Station Teams Up with Police to Air Crime Info
Community Partners Fukuoka, operator of the Community Radio Tenjin FM radio station, began airing a new Chuo Ward crime and traffic information program. The station, which opened t...
Feb 27, 2013 Local News
Kyuden to Upgrade Geothermal Plant in Oita
On Feb. 25, Kyushu Electric Power announced plans to upgrade the aging 12,500 kW Otake Geothermal Power Plant in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture. The company expects to boost output to 15...
Feb 27, 2013 Local News
Volunteers Needed to Save Itoshima Pines
To help rejuvenate the coastal pine forest in Itoshima, a citizen’s group called the Local Beach Brigade is calling on local residents to join them at Shimakeya on Mar. 3 and 23 to...
Feb 26, 2013 Local News
“Skull Reaper A-ji” Wins Seat in Oita City Assembly
On Feb. 24 the citizens of Oita elected Skull Reaper A-ji, Kyushu’s first masked professional wrestler and politician. Surprisingly, this is not the first time a professional wrest...
Feb 25, 2013 Local News
Itoshima Urges Use of Forest Thinnings with Subsidy Plan
With the steady decline in wood prices, many regions face the issue of “throwaway thinning”, but Itoshima City announced a new project for the upcoming fiscal year to effectively i...
Feb 25, 2013 Local News
Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson – The Immortal World Tour
“Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” comes to Fukuoka and Japan for the first time this May. A collaboration between The Michael Jackson Company LLC and Cirque du Soleil, the...
Feb 25, 2013 Local News
Test your Knowledge of Fukuoka
Fukuoka City announced it will launch a homepage for its Fukuoka Proficiency Test, an exam that tests knowledge of the city’s history, culture and cuisine, on Mar. 1. The site will...
Feb 22, 2013 Local News
Sazae-san’s Uncle to Serve as Nishijin Mascot
Umihei, the older brother of Namihei, the father in the popular long-running cartoon Sazae-san will become the mascot for Nishijin. After two years of negotiations between the Nish...
Feb 22, 2013 Local News
Head Shop Owner from Hakata Busted
On. Feb 20 the Aichi Prefectural Police Drug and Firearms Control Division arrested Takayuki Sasabe (37) of Hakata-ku on suspicion of violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act for i...
Feb 22, 2013 Local News
Yayoiken to Open First Restaurant in Australia
Plenus, the local Fukuoka based company behind the Yayoiken restaurant chain, have announced it will open its first Yayoiken in Sydney, Australia before the end of this year. Austr...