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Nov 2, 2012 Local News
Results of Yatai Inspection Posted
The Fukuoka government has posted the results of an inspection covering 121 yatai in 12 areas of Fukuoka City in September and October. Twenty-two official regulations including op...
Nov 1, 2012 Local News
Nagasaki Backdrop for New James Bond Film
The Nagasaki Film commission announced that a location appearing in the latest James Bond film is based on Gunkanjima “Battleship Island” in Nagasaki. The new 007 film – the ...
Nov 1, 2012 Local News
Foreigners in Fukuoka on the Rise
A record high number of foreigners visited Kyushu in August this year. The figure for Aug. 2012 was 113,627 a 58.4% increase from Aug. 2011. The increased figures reflects a recove...
Nov 1, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Zoo Opens New Section
Oct. 30 was the opening day for a new section inside the Fukuoka City Zoo. Three times more than usual number of people (3,200) visited the new section which resembles a tropical j...
Oct 31, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Rice Crops Down Slightly
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced the ratings for this year’s rice cultivation. Rice crops are rated by an index, where an average year is rated 100. Th...
Oct 31, 2012 Local News
Kyuden Announces Electricity Rate Hike
Beginning in April 2013 electricity power rates for the general public are slated to increase by approximately 10% while corporate rates are set to increase from 10~20%. Recent fin...
Oct 31, 2012 Local News
Revised Anti-Gang Law Introduced as Police Crack Down in Kitakyushu
The revised Anti-gang Law took effect Tuesday, allowing authorities to label certain designated crime syndicates as repeat offenders against companies and shops, and immediately ar...
Oct 30, 2012 Local News
City Bulletin November 2012
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Oct 30, 2012 Local News
Itoshima Out of Evacuation Zone But Matsuura City Now In
Japan's nuclear regulatory authority apologized Monday after finding errors in its recently announced projections for the spread of radiation from reactors nationwide in the event ...
Oct 30, 2012 Local News
“Ramen Alley” for Kurume City
Kurume claims to be the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen, and will soon increase its appeal for tourists searching for the perfect bowl of ramen. Eight popular ramen shops in Kurume un...