Kumamoto Tourism Falls 23% After Quake
Tourism to Kumamoto Prefecture fell 23% year over year in the week after the July 28 earthquake, according to an analysis by the Kyushu Economic Research Center. Using...
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Dry Spell Strains Fukuoka and Saga Farms
Fukuoka and Saga have received virtually no rain since the rainy season ended on July 8, putting farms under increasing pressure. In Toho, a 71-year-old rice farmer said the...
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Coffee Packets Hide “Zombie Tobacco” Drug
Police arrested a 32-year-old member of a Fukuoka organized crime group on suspicion of smuggling more than 1.2 kilograms of etomidate from Malaysia. Investigators said he...
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JR Kyushu Lines Post 6.1 Billion Yen Loss
JR Kyushu's 18 lightly used sections across 12 lines recorded combined operating losses of more than 6.1 billion yen in the last fiscal year. The total widened by about...
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Kyushu Travel Discount Planned After Quake
The government is preparing a "Kyushu Support Discount" to help the tourism industry recover from the Kumamoto earthquake. Hotel cancellations have increased in affected areas...
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Kitazaki Shared Taxi Service to Launch
Fukuoka City unveiled a five-seat shared taxi that will begin operating in Kitazaki, Nishi Ward, on September 14. The district currently has only one scheduled bus route...
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Itoshima Records Seismic Intensity 4
An earthquake centered in the Fukuoka region produced seismic intensity 4 shaking in Itoshima at about 6:37 a.m. on August 17. The Japan Meteorological Agency estimated...
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Cockroach Hunt May Have Caused Manhole Blast
Several manhole covers were blown into the air in Higashitsukiguma, Hakata Ward, on the night of August 16, with one striking a nearby house. The blast damaged a...
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Fukuoka Assembly Speaker Plans to Resign
Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Speaker Isao Kurauchi said on August 17 that he intends to step down around the September session. Sources said he plans to resign after...
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Kitakyushu Distributes Free English Tourism Map
Kitakyushu is distributing a free English-language tourism map designed to help international visitors explore the city. "NOW MAP KITAKYUSHU," produced by the Kitakyushu...
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