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Jun 13, 2012 Local News
Bars To Be Punished For Drunk Driving Patrons
Restaurants and bars across Fukuoka will be punished if patrons are caught drunk driving. A sign must be displayed for three months at the premises if, within one year of one patro...
Jun 12, 2012 Local News
BEER EXPORTS TO KOREA – BOOM
Exports of beer from Hakata Port increased over 2011 to 6.3 times higher than 2010- making it the highest volume on record for the past 10 years. Exotic luxury beers have become pa...
Jun 12, 2012 Local News
Extension Approved for Nanakuma Subway Line
The subway line which runs from Hashimoto in Nishi-ku to Tenjin-minami will be getting an extension to Hakata Station after its approval on Monday. Construction will begin in 2014 ...
Jun 12, 2012 Local News
Fire at Fukuoka Chicken Farm
A blaze on Saturday morning at a chicken farm in Shimokawauchi, Bunzen City, Fukuoka, killed 75,000 chickens. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Jun 12, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Police Participate in Aum Manhunt
30 Fukuoka Police officers handed out 5000 flyers in Tenjin on Sunday, encouraging the public to keep a lookout for Katsuya Takahashi, a former Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult member w...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Kyudenko Establishes Section to Work on Building Energy Saving Systems
Fukuoka City-based Kyudenko has decided to become involved in the energy management sector, specifically systems that promote energy-saving in buildings through the use of IT and m...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Semiconductor Manufacturers Shipping Kyushu-Based Production Offshore
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports that historic yen appreciation is driving the large semiconductor manufacturers to shift their Kyushu-based production overseas. There are concerns ...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Receive Power from Nippon Steel
Kyushu Electric Power has signed an agreement with Tokyo-headquartered Nippon Steel to receive power generated by the thermal plants jointly operated with the steelmaker during pea...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Regional Bridge Improvement Stalled
The need for repairs to the aging public infrastructure built during the period of high economic growth in the 60s and 70s has become a topic for public discussion. An investigatio...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Fishery Commission Members Paid for Not Working
Nine part-time members of the Fukuoka Prefecture government’s Inland Waters Fishing Ground Management Commission were paid a total of 1.72 million yen for their services over a sev...