Prefecture to Discuss Relocation of Art Museum
Fukuoka Prefecture has finalized plans to establish a New Art Museum Concept Review Committee in FY2015. The committee will discuss relocating the aging Prefectural Art Museum loca...
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Kyudai To Make Cyber Security Course Mandatory in 2016
Kyushu University has decided to make all new students take a compulsory course on cybersecurity starting in fiscal 2016, making it the first major university in Japan to do so. Wi...
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Fukuoka City Public Facility Holiday Closures
City Hall will be closed 12/27~1/4, and the trash drop-off reservation service (092-433-8234) will be closed 1/1~1/4. Holidays for other major facilities are as follows: Fukuoka As...
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Beppu U To Launch Kyushu Studies Program
Starting in January Beppu University will offer a new Kyushu Studies program. Area studies experts from the seven prefectures will be invited to the university to lecture on a wide...
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Popularity Of Pachinko Wanes, Especially In Kyushu
According to a recent white paper issued by the Japan Productivity Center, the number of regular pachinko players has fallen to 9.7 million, or one-third of its customer base in 19...
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Subway Extended On Fridays Nights In December
For the next three Fridays of December (12, 19 and 26), the “Friday Night Train” will be dispatched for the convenience of late night passengers who might be enjoying year end fest...
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Ogori Cow Reaches Milking Milestone
A dairy farm in Ogori City is home to one of Japan’s hardest working dairy cows. Named Formation Crista, the 15-year old holstein has produced 142,497 kg of milk at the I Happy Far...
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Fukuoka Prefectural Office Lobby Utilized More
Fukuoka Prefecture is making an effort to utilize the 1500m2 lobby on the first floor of the Prefectural Office’s Administrative Building. To date, the Prefecture has used th...
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New Pink Chikutetsu Railroad Car
Chikuho Electric Railroad Line (Chikutetsu) showed off its new urban railroad car to the press corps on Nov. 27. The new car, called “5000形” (Model 5000), will be operational in Ma...
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Crane In Kagoshima Found To Have Avian Flu
On Nov. 29 Kagoshima Prefecture announced that a crane found in a weakened state in Izumi City, a major stopover for the migratory birds, was carrying the highly pathogenic H5N8 st...
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