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Dec 3, 2012 Local News
Kenyan Gitau Wins Fukuoka International Marathon
Fukuoka International Marathon took place in central Fukuoka City on Sunday, Dec. 2. Kenyan runner Joseph Gitau outpaced Polish Olympian Henryk Szost to take the lead for the last ...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Oita Trinita Returns to J1
Oita Trinita, which was sixth in the J2 table, won a playoff match in Tokyo to earn promotion to the J1 league next season. They defeated 5th place Chiba by a score of 1-0 with a g...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Lavish Transportation Allowances for Nagasaki Prefectural Council Members
A Nishinippon Shimbun investigation found that the Nagasaki Prefectural Council created a rule providing from 5-8,000 yen a day to each of the 46 council members for transportation...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Sharp Rise in Failure to Declare Inheritance Tax
A survey by the Fukuoka and Kumamoto Regional Taxation Bureaus of inheritance taxes in the seven Kyushu prefectures for the period from July 2011 to June 2012 found an 11% year-on-...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Yaskawa Electric to Make Servomotors in China Plant
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced they have established a development center at their plant in Shenyang, China, to make special servomotors and servo-amps for machine too...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Nishitetsu Tokyo Bus to Stop in Kitakyushu
Nishi-Nippon Railway (Nishitetsu) operates a daily round-trip night bus between Fukuoka City and Tokyo called the Hakata-go. Starting on December 30, this bus will stop in three pl...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Kitakyushu Exam Prep School Adopts Zen Meditation
The Kokura school of Kitakyushu Yobiko, Kyushu’s largest university entrance exam prep school by enrollment, is having 50 students try Zen meditation at the local Kozen-ji Buddhist...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Entrepreneur Support Facility Opens in Tenjin
Dogan Advisors, involved in the support of venture capital-backed companies, and Fukuoka Realty, a real estate investment trust, established the Kyushu Entrepreneur Club On Ramp in...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Softbank Hawks’ Financial Impact Estimated at 49.5 Billion Yen
The Fukuoka Financial Group of Fukuoka City has calculated that the financial effect of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the region during the regular season this year totaled 49.5 billi...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka City Selects Wajiro Seishoen for Architectural Award
Fukuoka City selected the children’s institution Wajiro Seishoen as the grand prize recipient in its 25th City Scenery Award for buildings that contribute to the city’s appeal. Pr...