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Feb 22, 2013 Local News
Kumamon Rakes in the Yen!
On Feb. 20 Kumamoto Prefecture announced that estimated sales of products bearing the likeness of its local mascot, Kumamon, reached ¥29.36 billion in 2012, a more than elevenfold ...
Feb 21, 2013 Local News
Fishing Season for Shirouo begins
Fishing of the tiny Shirouo or Icy Goby, began Feb 18 in Muromi River, Fukuoka. The Shirouo Union announced the first haul of 300 fish, was three times that of last year’s. Fishing...
Feb 21, 2013 Local News
City to Build New Gym, Welcomes Public Input
Fukuoka City has decided to build a new sports complex on Island City. Roughly 3,100 m2 of facilities, including a main arena, will be built on a four-hectare plot next to the Gree...
Feb 21, 2013 Local News
Kyudai Issues Proposal on Hakozaki Campus Site Use
The Kyushu University Future Vision Review Committee, a panel which has been discussing ways to use the Hakozaki Campus site, has issued a proposal to use the land, once it is vaca...
Feb 19, 2013 Local News
Mariko Shinoda Resigns as Leader of Kawaii-ku
Kawaii is wonderfully versatile word: not only is it a term of endearment for youngsters and small things, it can be used to refer to people and things that are lovable and soothin...
Feb 19, 2013 Local News
City Proposes Vision for Port
Fukuoka City released a draft summary of its Hakata Port Cruise Vision, a proposal to make Hakata Port a hub for Asian cruise ships by adding a new cruise ship terminal and improvi...
Feb 19, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Asia Month to Become Asian Party
After 23 years, Fukuoka City has decided to end its annual Asian arts and culture event, Fukuoka Asia Month, and re-launch it as Asian Party, an event aimed at publicizing Fukuoka ...
Feb 18, 2013 Local News
Gvt. Designates Kyushu as Asian Tourism Island
On Feb. 15 the government designated the whole of Kyushu as the Kyushu Asian Tourism Island Comprehensive Special Zone and Nagasaki Prefecture as the Nagasaki Marine and Environmen...
Feb 18, 2013 Local News
International Passenger Numbers at Hakata Port Rebound
According to early estimates released by Fukuoka City, approximately 846,000 international passengers passed through Hakata Port last year, the second highest number after 2010’s 8...
Feb 18, 2013 Local News
Kumamoto Rice is Rated Best in Japan
On Feb. 14 the Japan Grain Inspection Association announced it’s the results of its annual rice taste test. Of the 128 rice varieties inspected, 29 were given the highest grade of ...