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Mar 25, 2019 Local News
Kyushu University Engineer Assumed to Have Been Arrested in Ecuador
An engineer of Kyushu University is thought to have been arrested in Ecuador for attempting to export insect specimens illegally. The Ecuador Ministry of Environment announced on M...
Mar 22, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu Announces Metropolis in the Sky
JR Kyushu announced the establishment of a project team to develop a new "metropolis in the sky" above JR Hakata Station. Company president Toshihiko Aoyagi announced the concept f...
Mar 22, 2019 Local News
New Camping Site Opens at Gokayama Dam, Nakagawa City
A new camping site Gokayama Cross opened on the lakeside of the Gokayama Dam in Nakagawa City. The park, accessible both from the Fukuoka and Saga prefectures, has the concept of "...
Mar 20, 2019 Local News
Kumamoto Based Soy Manufacturer Makes Inroads Overseas
Hamadaya Shoyu, Inc., an international soy sauce producer based in Kumamoto City marked its 200th anniversary on Mar. 18. Attendees were invited into a renewed brewery house. After...
Mar 20, 2019 Local News
New Shimonoseki-Kitakyushu Road Feasibility Research Begins
Pre-research for the construction of a Shimonoseki-Kitakyushu Road was released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Mar. 19. Minister Keiichi Ishii re...
Mar 20, 2019 Local News
Residential Land in Fukuoka Prefecture Rises for 7th Consecutive Year
According to the latest land value report issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, residential land prices in Fukuoka Prefecture has risen by 2.6% com...
Mar 19, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu and Mitsubishi Corporation Test On-Demand Buses
Nishitetsu and Mitsubishi Corporation has established a joint company to test an "on-demand bus" service in Island City, Fukuoka. The bus, which doesn't have a fixed schedule or ro...
Mar 15, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu to Install Surveillance Cameras on Omuta Line
Nishitetsu will install surveillance cameras inside train cars on the Omuta Line from Mar. 23. According to the company, the new project aims to bolster safety by discouraging (as ...
Mar 15, 2019 Local News
Kitakyushu Taxi Company Begins Use of Uber App
Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Kitakyushu City has partnered Uber Japan to provide a new taxi-hailing service using the Uber app. The company announced on Mar. 4 that in additio...
Mar 15, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City & Hawks Celebrate Anniversaries in a Big Way
As of yesterday, a gigantic Softbank Hawks shirt is hanging on the western wall of the Fukuoka City Hall to celebrate the team's 30th year of relocation and Fukuoka City’s 130th an...
