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Feb 5, 2015

Valentine Illumination at Momochi, Fukuoka

Have you passed by Fukuoka Tower recently? Until Valentine's Day Feb. 14 you can see a beautiful valentine heart image. Then on 14th, a special animation with an angel shooting a h...

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Feb 5, 2015

Kyudai Move To Ito To Finish One Year Earlier

Kyushu University will complete the relocation of facilities on its aging Hakozaki Campus (Higashi Ward) to Ito Campus (Nishi Ward) in fiscal 2018, one year earlier than planned. T...

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Feb 1, 2015

Setsubun No Hi & Eho Maki

Feb. 3, Setsubun no Hi, marks the beginning of spring in the Japanese lunar calendar. On this day, it’s custom to throw beans around the house to drive away evil spirits, yelling “...

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Jan 31, 2015

Roadside Tenjin Toilet To Be Closed

After 40 years in service, the public toilet on Kokutai Rd. near Kego Shrine is likely to close. The toilet was opened by the City in December 1974 to accommodate the patrons of ya...

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Jan 30, 2015

Munakata Serves Wild Boar Curry For School Lunch

For the first time ever, Munakata City used wild game in school lunches for its seven middle schools and two elementary schools in an effort to raise awareness of locally harvested...

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Jan 29, 2015

Fukuokans Love Fukuoka!

According to the results of City Hall’s FY2014 Fukuoka City Opinion Survey on City Government, 96.7% of the 2,500 respondents said they liked Fukuoka and 95.3% said it was a livabl...

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Jan 29, 2015

Bank Of Japan To Rebuild Fukuoka Branch

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced it will rebuild its aging Fukuoka branch. Construction will begin in fiscal 2017 with completion scheduled for sometime in fiscal 2020. The existi...

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Jan 23, 2015

Local Man Sues Women’s College That Refused Him Admission

On Jan. 19 the lawyer of a 20 year old Fukuoka man filed a complaint with the Fukuoka District court claiming that the refusal of his client’s application to Fukuoka Women’s Univer...

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