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May 9, 2017 Local News
Hankyu Real Estate And Nishitetsu Invest In Vietnamese Housing Development
Hankyu Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Osaka) and Nishi-Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka) are to invest in a large-scale development along with Namron Investment (a major Vietnamese reside...
May 8, 2017 Local News
US Consulate Fukuoka Cocktail Contest
The U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka invites bartenders and mixology aficionados in Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture to make the best tasting marriage between American spirits and local fl...
Apr 28, 2017 Local News
Pure Gold Kabuto On Sale
Ginza Tanaka, a fine jewelry shop in Fukuoka Nishitetsu Grand Hotel is selling gold and silver kabuto for children’s day. The most outstanding one is an origami kabuto and made of ...
Apr 25, 2017 Local News
Largest Telescope in Kyushu
The Hoshino Bunka Kan, an astronomical observatory based in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture was renovated and reopened in mid-April. It now boasts a 100 cm-caliber reflecting telesco...
Apr 24, 2017 Local News
Kyushu Department Store to Grow Rice
Iwataya Mitsukoshi Ltd. (Fukuoka City) have revealed plans to begin cultivating rice in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. In a somewhat unexpected move, the Kyushu-based department st...
Apr 24, 2017 Local News
Hankyu and Nishitetsu Invest in Vietnamese Housing Development
Hankyu Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Osaka) and Nishi-Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka) are to invest in a large-scale development along with Namron Investment (a major Vietnamese reside...
Apr 20, 2017 Local News
Kyushu University Venture Involved With Cancer Detection Technology
A joint venture between Hirotsu BioSciences (a venture company from Kyushu University) and Hitachi will make use of nematodes to help detect cancer. Measuring 1mm in length, nemato...
Apr 19, 2017 Local News
Tower Records Cafe Opening In Fukuoka
A Tower Records Cafe will open on May 23 in Solaria Stage, Tenjin Fukuoka. Following the branches that have been set up in Shibuya, Omotesando, Umeda and Sapporo, this will be the ...
Apr 13, 2017 Local News
Gourmet Fukuoka – New Publication
Fukuoka City released a new 24-page brochure introducing Fukuoka’s restaurant scene. The brochure is entirely in English and is available now at tourist information centers in Haka...
Apr 12, 2017 Local News
“Adachi Sendensha” Takes 2nd Prize in National Contest
At the “63th All Japan Chin-don Contest” held in Toyama City between April 7 to 9, a Fukuoka-based chin-don group, Adachi Sendensha, won the second place prize. The first prize was...