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Oct 25, 2013 Local News
Korean Ferry Passengers Reach Record High
According to the Kyushu Transportation Bureau, the total number of passengers on ferries linking Korea to Kyushu and Yamaguchi fell 2.5% year-on-year to 604,000 for the for period ...
Oct 23, 2013 Local News
Win a free wedding at Marinoa Resort Hotel
To celebrate their opening, the new Marinoa Resort Hotel in Fukuoka will be giving away a free wedding to one lucky couple. This generous give-away includes the dress, ceremony, fo...
Oct 22, 2013 Local News
KLM Increases Flights For Fukuoka–Amsterdam Route Beginning Mar. 31
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced today (Oct. 22) an increase the frequency to Fukuoka adding a 4th flight from summer schedule 2014. KLM is the first airline to offer direct flig...
Oct 21, 2013 Local News
Miyazaki Caviar to Go on Sale Next Month
The Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Experiment Station will begin selling caviar made from locally raised sturgeon on Nov. 22. The station has been researching aquaculture for 30 ye...
Oct 21, 2013 Local News
Saga to Use Road Slopes for Solar Power
Saga Prefecture plans to let a solar power generating company use the slopes on a roads near the Ariake Sea free of charge. Under revised Road Act passed in April, roads and slopes...
Oct 3, 2013 Local News
Local Businesses Explore Ways to Deal with Tax Hike
The national government approved a proposal to up the consumption tax to 8% by next April, and companies in Kyushu have begun making preparations ahead of the tax hike. However, si...
Sep 24, 2013 Local News
Smaller Local Supermarkets Struggle
According to a survey conducted by the Fukuoka Branch of Teikoku Databank, 59% of supermarkets in the Kyushu and Okinawa region with sales of at least ¥1 billion experienced decrea...
Aug 15, 2013 Local News
Globis to Invest in Kyushu
Tokyo-based Globis, which operates business schools in Fukuoka and four other major cities, announced plans to invest up to ¥3 billion in Kyushu companies using its venture capital...
Aug 12, 2013 Local News
Biz Info Session for Korean Students to be Held
Fukuoka-based Hospitable Corp, which administers a tourism information portal for Korean tourists, will run a joint company information session for job-seeking Korean students flue...
Aug 7, 2013 Local News
Tamaya Returns to Fukuoka
Sasebo-based retailer Sasebo Tamaya announced plans to open five or six Rose Essence Tamaya stores in Fukuoka over the next five years. The first shop, which was opened as a so-cal...