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Nov 27, 2015 Local News
Number of Foreign Visitors to Kyushu Tops Record High
According to figures released by the Kyushu Transportation Bureau, the number of foreign visitors who entered Kyushu between January and September of this year reached...
Oct 7, 2015 Local News
Breaking News: Finnair to Start Fukuoka – Helsinki Flights
Finnair continues to expand its Asian traffic, opening two Asian destinations, Fukuoka in Japan and Guangzhou in China for the summer season, 2016. "We intend to double our Asia...
Oct 6, 2015 Local News
Land Ministry to Cap Flights at Fukuoka Airport
According to sources, Japan’s land ministry is thinking about capping Fukuoka Airport’s capacity at 35 take-offs and landings per hour. At present, there are...
Oct 3, 2015 Local News
Kyushu to Get Tourism Fund
The regional banks of the prefectures of Kyushu and the Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan (REVIC), government-backed fund, have joined forces to launch a fund to i...
Oct 1, 2015 Local News
KLM Airlines Discontinues Fukuoka – Amsterdam Route
The airline announced today, Oct. 1, the discontinuation of their non-stop flight between Fukuoka and Amsterdam. The last flight will be on Jan. 5, 2016. Reasons for the cancelled ...
Oct 1, 2015 Local News
Despite Warnings, Foreign Tourists Still Try to Sneak a Peek at Aso
Despite written and verbal warnings, foreign tourists continue to enter the no entry zone around Mt. Aso’s crater. Municipalities around the mountain, which recently erupted, are u...
Oct 1, 2015 Local News
Not Enough Licensed Chinese-Speaking Guides in Kyushu
Kyushu is suffering a lack of licensed Chinese-speaking Guide Interpreters. The Guide Interpreter system was established about 60 years ago to ensure...
Sep 14, 2015 Local News
So, Where Do Fukuokans Want to Go in Kyushu?
Polling company G-com conducted a survey with 500 residents of Fukuoka aged 20 and up to see where Fukuokans want to go in Kyushu when they travel.They asked respondents to provide...
Sep 11, 2015 Local News
Bullet Trains to Get More Surveillance Cameras
JR East and JR West announced plans to roll out constant security camera surveillance in at least half of its bullet train cars on the Tohoku, Akita, Yamagata, Joetsu and Hokuriku ...
Sep 3, 2015 Local News
Foreign Tourist Numbers Hit Record High at Fukuoka Airport
The number of foreign tourists visiting Fukuoka airport in 2014 reached 884,143 (+28.6% year-on-year), topping the number of Japanese leaving the airport (837,914) for the first t...