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Jun 27, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka NPO Fundraising Bangladesh
A NPO in Fukuoka City, KETOY.jp, is fundraising to construct a medical facility for a town in Komira City in eastern Bangladesh. The town has a population 100,000 yet no doctor. 10...
Jun 27, 2012 Local News
City Bulletin July 2012
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori. This month: Free Kagura Performance at Tashima Shrine, ¥1,000 Sea Cruise and more!
Jun 26, 2012 Local News
Changes to Open Top Bus Schedules
The timetable of the Open Top Bus will change on July 23. These changes include a reduction in runs of the popular Seaside Momochi and Fukuoka Castle Course but a new stop at Ohori...
Jun 26, 2012 Local News
‘Cool Share’ to Save Electricity
From Jul.1~Aug.31, ‘Cool Share’ will begin in Fukuoka City. The concept is that getting people together in one cool place will save electricity. To date, 27 locations around the c...
Jun 25, 2012 Local News
Kokubo Records his 200th Hit
Hiroki Kokubo of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, registered his 2000th hit of his career on June 24.
Jun 22, 2012 Local News
Immigration Relaxed For Cruise Passengers
The passengers on the largest cruise ship in Asia, Voyage of the Seas, arrived at Hakata port early June 21. In a first for Japan, the immigration department relaxed the processing...
Jun 22, 2012 Local News
Hakata Port Welcomes Its Largest Visiting Cruise Ship
On June 21, Voyage of the Seas, visited Hakata Port. At 137,276 ton, 311m long and 63m high, it is the largest ever cruise ship to dock at the port. The ship’s owner, Royal Caribbe...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Loans Not Being Paid
Of the ¥16.5 billion in loans Fukuoka Prefecture has given out to affiliated organizations, only 2%, or ¥278 million has been paid back. 17 organizations have received loans and f...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Realtor to Open First Karaage Friend Chicken Shop in Vietnam
For a completely different business to usual, Yukio Higuchi, a Fukuoka realtor, will open a karaage style, fried chicken shop in Vietnam. He is hoping that his karaage bentos- boxe...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Hakataza Reports Second Year of Losses
The theater, Hakataza, has reported a second straight year of losses. In 2010, the loss was ¥450 million and in 2011 it was ¥500 million. People’s dull mood after The Great East Ja...