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Apr 5, 2018 Local News
Cause of Hole in Genkai Nuclear Plant Piping Revealed
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) announced that the 1 cm hole found in No. 3 reactor piping system at the Genkai nuclear power plant was caused by corrosion from rain water. The dama...
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Mar 28, 2018 Local News
New American Style Bar & Dance Club in Nakasu – Otafuku
There’s a new nightspot in Fukuoka, and it’s not on Oyafuko-dori or Nishi-dori but over in Nakasu (near the main intersection). We stopped by Otafuku for its opening on March 20. T...
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Feb 8, 2018 Local News
Cabbage Theft in Saga Prefecture
A farm in Saga Prefecture was robbed. Police confirmed that approximately 500 Chinese cabbages (hakusai) worth ¥150,000 were stolen from...
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Nov 9, 2017 Local News
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Re-opens
The Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art main building reopened to the public on Nov. 3. The museum's main block was designed by...
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Jul 28, 2017 Local News
Fire in Itoshima Possibly Linked to Increased Levels of PM 2.5
The Itoshima City Fire Department has confirmed that there was a fire at the Takasu Recycling Center on the night of July 26. The blaze, which is said to have started at around 9pm...
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Jul 21, 2017 Local News
All Night Movies at T-Joy Hakata
In what is becoming an annual event, T-Joy Hakata will screen movies right through to morning this summer! The cinema will be open all night from...
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Jul 18, 2017 Local News
New Anime Production Company Aims to Find New Talent in the Fukuoka Area
Renowned filmmaker Hideaki Anno announced that his production company Khara will be joining forces with the media company Dwango to create an...
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Jun 21, 2017 Local News
International Community On The Edge Of The City
Located in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, a road known as International Street is home to many people from Vietnam and Nepal. In one 33-year old three-storey apartment block, more than.....
Jun 19, 2017 Local News
Promoting Fukuoka Through Local Agriculture
Nishitetsu's original Amaou Premium Sparkling Wine, which has been in production since 2013, returns. Made by the Kyoho Winery in...
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Jun 16, 2017 Local News
Problems in Introduction Of FGT into Nagasaki Shinkansen Line
Sources reveal that problems have arisen in the plans to introduce Free Gauge Trains (FGT) into the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Shinkansen line due to open in...