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Jul 20, 2012 Local News
Discount for Foreign Tourists
From Aug 1, Amu Plaza in JR Hakata City, is targeting foreign tourists to boost sales. These visitors will receive a discount of 5% off purchases in almost all stores and given sho...
Jul 19, 2012 Local News
Overseas Entries through Kyushu Set Record in April
The Kyushu Transport Bureau reported that the number of foreigners entering Japan through the seven Kyushu prefectures in April totaled 98,939 people, 3.8 times the year-before per...
Jul 19, 2012 Local News
Starflyer Launches Kitakyushu-Busan Flight
Kitakyushu-based Starflyer Airlines began operating a daily roundtrip flight between Kitakyushu and Busan, South Korea. It is their first regular international route, and the first...
Jul 5, 2012 Local News
Construction of Shinkansen between Isahaya and Nagasaki Authorized
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport authorized the start of construction on three sections of the Kyushu Shinkansen between Isahaya and Nagasaki City. The distance ...
Jul 5, 2012 Local News
Foreign Visitors to Kyushu on Record-Setting Pace
The number of foreigners who enter Japan through Kyushu is on a pace to break the record set in 2010, when 1.001 million people came. The numbers were down 27% last year as a resul...
Jul 4, 2012 Local News
West Kyushu Shinkansen Construction to Start in August
The Isahaya to Nagasaki Shinkansen route will begin construction in August and will take 10 years to complete. The new shinkansen will make the Hakata to Nagasaki trip in one hour ...
Jun 28, 2012 Local News
Decade-Long Decline for Kyushu Long-Distance Ferry Passengers
The Kyushu Transport Bureau released the results of its survey for 2011 of the long-distance ferries operated by five companies on eight routes between Kyushu and the Kansai and To...
Jun 28, 2012 Local News
Asia’s Largest Passenger Ship Calls on Port of Hakata
The Voyager of the Seas, Asia’s largest passenger ship, called on the port of Hakata on the 21st after departing from Shanghai. It is the first time the ship entered Japan. The shi...
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...