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Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Conducts First Nuclear Power Accident Drill
Fukuoka Prefecture conducted its first ever nuclear power accident drill. It was based on the premise of a Fukushima-type accident occurring at the Kyushu Electric Power nuclear re...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Kumamoto City to Take Three Years to Repair Damaged Painted Folding Screen
The Contemporary Art Museum of Kumamoto in Kumamoto City borrowed some painted folding screens from the city of Konan, Kochi Prefecture, for an exhibition in July 2010. They applie...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Air Asia to Have Cheapest Flights to Haneda
Haneda-based low-cost carrier Air Asia, partly owned by ANA, released its planned fares for three routes in Japan. The one-way fares on the two daily round-trips to Fukuoka City wi...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Nishinippon Shimbun Survey Shows Support for Hashimoto Toru
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a questionnaire survey of 100 independent voters who voted to support the Koizumi Japan Post privatization plan in 2005 and to support the Democra...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture to Provide Financial Assistance for Entertainment Events
The government of Kumamoto Prefecture will provide financial assistance for staging large entertainment events in the prefecture, including concerts by famous artists and movie pro...
Jun 7, 2012 Local News
Iizuka Sightseeing Map
Iizuka City has just released a sightseeing map for foreigners! The B5 sized map includes Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean languages, and the contents covers many interesting ...
Jun 3, 2012 Local News
Drug Eleven Focuses on Foreigners in Kyushu/Okinawa
Due to an increase in overseas visitors to Kyushu/Okinawa, Drug Eleven (a subsidiary of JR Kyushu) plans to improve their support and services to foreign customers. Drug Eleven wil...
Jun 3, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Population on the Rise
According to a Fukuoka City survey, the population of Fukuoka is increasing. The current population of Fukuoka city is 1,480,000, making it the 6th most populated government ordina...
May 31, 2012 Local News
Tohoku Debris Burned at Kitakyushu Safe
The city of Kitakyushu announced the results of their trial incineration of 80 tons of debris from Miyazaki Prefecture from the 23rd to the 25th. They said the ash released by the ...
May 31, 2012 Local News
Record Number of Foreigners Enter Kyushu in March
The Kyushu Transport Bureau released figures for the number of foreigners entering Kyushu through the region’s nine airports and 31 seaports. A total of 93,388 people from overseas...