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New Sports Facility to Open in Fukuoka
A new large-scale gymnasium is set to open in Island City this December. The Fukuoka City Sogo Taiiku-kan has a floor span of approximately 25,000 square meters, making it one of t...
Nishi-Nippon City Bank to Reduce Number Of ATMs
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank revealed on October 19 plans to reduce the number of ATMs they operate by 300 over the next year and a half. The number of people using ATMs in convenien...
Fukuoka Airport To Receive ¥170 Billion Loan
A collection of 12 financial institutions, including the Development Bank of Japan, Mizuho Bank, and Nishi-Nippon City Bank have announced plans to invest ¥170 billion into Fukuoka...
Softbank Hawks Soar Past Seibu Lions to Advance to Japan Series
Yesterday, Sunday Oct. 21 the Softbank Hawks defeated the Seibu Lions for the fourth time in five games to win the Climax Series and advance to the Japan Series against the Hiroshi...
Hawks Minced Ham to Advance To Final Stage
Alfredo Despaigne smashed back-to-back homers, first in the fourth inning then in the bottom of the sixth against right-handed Michael Tonkin, as the SoftBank Hawks clobbered the N...
Large Scale Redevelopment in Tenjin
A large scale redevelopment is scheduled to take place in the blocks surrounding Fukuoka Parco and the Shintencho shopping arcade. The construction work will take place over approx...
Fukuoka City Looking to Increase Worker’s Rights for LGBT Community
Fukuoka City is looking into the possibility of offering wedding vacation days and nursing leaves to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) employees who have entered into ...
Fukuoka Second in Ranking of Japanese Cities
The Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies released findings from a study into the most appealing cities in Japan outside of Tokyo. The research took a range of ...
Kyushu University Aims to Use Renewable Energy to Produce Hydrogen
Kyushu University has started conducting research into the usage of renewable energy to produce hydrogen and the development of hydrogen storage materials made from hydrogen alloys...
Foreign Visitors Entering Kyushu in First Half of 2018 Hit Record High of 2.54 Million
The number of foreign visitors who entered Kyushu in the first half of the year reached 2,543,247, a 9.9% increase year-on-year and the highest number on record for the first half ...