World Refugee Day – Free Legal Counseling Campaign
In honor of the UN designated “World Refugee Day” on June 20th, the Fukuoka Bar Association is launching a free legal counseling campaign. During June (6/2 (Mon.)~6/30 (Mon.), the ...
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Fukuoka Tower “Sazae-san” Illumination
As part of “Sazaesan-dori Week” (a week of Sazae-san themed events to celebrate the second anniversary of “Sazaesan-dori”), Fukuoka Tower is currently illuminated with the popular ...
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Urban Beekeeper’s Honey Goes on Sale
Honey produced in central Fukuoka went on sale on May 22. Dubbed Hakata Mitsu, the honey was produced by Koichi Murayama, the owner of a product planning business in Chuo-ku, on th...
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Smoking in Public Getting Harder
In Oct. 2003, City Hall designated the Tenjin and Hakata Station areas as no-smoking-while-walking zones, and the zones were expanded in 2008, but some say the number of people smo...
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Local Man Develops Tuition Calculator
In the wake of the consumption tax hike, Fukuoka-based financial planner Seiki Kawazoe has developed a software program to help parents calculate the cost of education from kinderg...
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Kyushu Companies Make Gains
According to financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 2014, 37 of 59 major companies in Kyushu (excluding banks) recorded increased sales and/or increased profits . Thi...
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Locally Developed Game a Smash Hit
Yo-Kai Watch, a popular video game and cartoon that is taking Japan by storm, was developed right here in Fukuoka. "We worked hard to market it, but it's been a bigger hit than we ...
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Canadian Commended for Rescue
On May 9 the Central Police Station presented certificates of appreciation to four local men, including Canadian Alexis Glass (38), who rescued a man who had fallen into the sea. A...
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Nishitetsu Eyes Tokyo, Hong Kong for Amaou Wine
On May 19, Nishinippon Railroad Co. held a briefing in Tokyo on its Amaou Premium Sparkling Wine—its first foray into developing products from local agricultural goods. Nishitetsu ...
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Hakata Jidori Karaage a Hit in Chikushino
To promote the Hakata Jidori brand of chicken developed by the Chikushino-based Fukuoka Agricultural Research Center, a council of Prefectural Office staff and consumers has teamed...
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