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Dec 20, 2012 Local News
Peach Aviation to Add International Flights from Fukuoka
Low cost carrier, Peach Aviation has announced it will begin international flights from Fukuoka in 2014. The airline plans to take advantage of Fukuoka’s close proximity to Asia an...
Dec 17, 2012 Local News
Ten-Year Decline in Long Distance Ferry Passengers from Kyushu
The Kyushu Transport Bureau released its statistics for long-distance ferry travel to and from Kyushu in the first half of FY 2012. The number of passengers fell by 2.4% to 747,829...
Dec 12, 2012 Local News
Subway Discount and Fries for Kids!
Fukuoka City Subway has launched special discount service for kids during winter vacation period 12/22~1/7. Elementary school students can purchase a ticket for just ¥100 that allo...
Dec 10, 2012 Local News
Micro-electric Car / Smart Phone Experiment
A free car-rental system utilizing smart phones begins its trial period on Dec. 6 in the Momochi area. Venture company REEVO have created an original application that allows users ...
Dec 7, 2012 Local News
Kyushu is Well Known, But…
The Development Bank of Japan released results from recent “foreigner consciousness” research conducted with around 4,000 people in 8 areas of Asia. The areas polled were Korea, Be...
Dec 6, 2012 Local News
Starflyer First in Japan to Buy Airbus A320 with Sharklet
Kitakyushu based airline, Starflyer, has announced it will purchase an Airbus A320. The new airplane will arrive in June 2013, and will be the first Airbus A320 purchased in Japan....
Dec 5, 2012 Local News
Foreigners on the Rise in Kyushu
On Nov. 29, the Kyushu District Transport Bureau announced the number of foreigners entering Kyushu in Sep. 2012 increased by 30.4 % from Sep. 2011. A total of 85,000 foreigners we...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Nishitetsu Tokyo Bus to Stop in Kitakyushu
Nishi-Nippon Railway (Nishitetsu) operates a daily round-trip night bus between Fukuoka City and Tokyo called the Hakata-go. Starting on December 30, this bus will stop in three pl...
Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Christmas Decorations for Green Bus
The inside of a Fukuoka City’s Green Bus has been decorated for Christmas. The decorated bus will run five times a day until Dec. 25, leaving Hakata Bus Terminal at 09:30, 11:50, 1...
Nov 21, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Second in Hosting International Conferences
For the third straight year, Fukuoka City has held the second most international conferences in Japan. In 2011, Fukuoka City held 221 international conferences behind Tokyo on 470 ...
