Koga City Subsidizes Regular Employment
On Apr. 1 Koga City began offering monthly subsidies of ¥5,000~10,000 per person for companies within the city that hire new transplants as regular employees. The aim is to provide...
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Kyushu Warming Up
Research by the Fukuoka Local Meteorological Observatory appears to show that global warming is having an impact on Kyushu. The average annual temperature of the Kyushu/Yamaguchi r...
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Robotic Dogs Dance to AKB48
See 20 Sony “AIBO” robotic dogs perform to AKB48 at Robosquare on April 22! Fukuoka’s unique Robosquare was opened in 2002 and operates with the goals of increasing familiarity wit...
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Fukuoka City Eliminates Nursery School Waits
City Hall announced that its nursery school waiting list was set to reach zero on Apr. 1. Last April, the city was the second worst in Japan with a waiting list of 695 children. Th...
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Goto City Opens Fukuoka Office
Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture opened an office in the Dai-Hakata Building (2 Hakata-Ekimae, Hakata-ku) on Apr. 1. Office staff will work on promoting tourism and specialty goods f...
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Fukuoka City to Change to “Hakata City”
Mayor Takashima announced at press conference this morning that Fukuoka City will change it’s name to Hakata City as of Jan., 1, 2015. In a speech before local press, the Mayor sai...
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Fukuoka – Kumamoto Late Night Bus Service
Nishitetsu and Kyushu Sanko Bus announced the launch of a new late night bus service between Fukuoka and Kumamoto. The new service all be called “Hinokuni” and will travel between ...
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Kyuden Resumes Power Plant Construction in Nagasaki
Kyushu Electric Power Co. has decided to resume construction on the second unit at the Matsuura Thermal Power Station in Matsuura City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Once a bid is selected,...
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Local Production Company’s Works On Display At IMS
An exhibit of works created by the Fukuoka based video production company KOO-KI is currently being held at IMS in Tenjin. The event runs until 4/20 and admission is free. KOO-KI w...
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Cute Ward Mayor Micaela Reflects
Six months have passed since 26-year old Canadian Micaela Braithwaite was sworn in as the second mayor of Kawaii-ku (Cute Ward). She’s done everything from participate in last year...
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