Happy White Day
March 14, White Day, an oft-queried calendar date, is claimed to have been initiated by popular Hakata confectioner Ishimura Manseido in 1977 by way of suggesting men to give marsh...
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Kyushu GDP Takes Hit
The Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC) released its regional GDP estimates for Kyushu in fiscal 2012, declaring a ¥527.2 billion drop due to the direct impact of the shuttered ...
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Hong Kong Loves Kyushu’s Cream
Omuta-based Omu Milk Products’ fresh cream is gaining popularity with high-end shops in Hong Kong. With an eye on long-term demographic trends in Japan, Omu began exporting fresh c...
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Nakasu To Get No-Bike Zone
This April Fukuoka City will step up efforts to eliminate illegal bicycle parking in Nakasu, Kyushu’s biggest entertainment district. The City will install 2,000 bicycle parking sp...
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Munakata-Oshima Olle Opens
On Mar. 2, a kickoff event was held for the Munakata-Oshima Olle, Fukuoka Prefecture’s first designated hiking course on the Kyushu Olle, a series of hiking courses certified by th...
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Oita City Street Gets See-Through Toilet
The Wakakusa-dori Shopkeeper’s Association in Oita City has installed a unique public toilet to help bring customers back to the area. The walls of the toilet are transparent, clea...
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Quake-Proofing Lacking in Most of Kyushu
According to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency, there are 3,455 public facilities in the seven prefectures of Kyushu with either inadequate or unconfirmed earthquake-proo...
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Marutai Noodles Popular with Hikers
In May 2011, Fukuoka-based Marutai started producing Yama no Bo Ramen (“stick ramen for the mountains”), a nutrient-rich version of its long-selling Bo Ramen (“stick ramen), and it...
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Daihatsu to Add New Testing Facility at Kurume R&D Center
Osaka-based Daihatsu Motor Co. announced that it will build a new facility for testing small bodies and engines geared for the Asian market at its Kurume Development Center, a new ...
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Kyudai and Stanford to Open New Asian Studies Center
Kyushu University has announced it will open the Center for Asia-Pacific Future Studies on March 1. The Center, which will seek to resolve issues face the Asia Pacific region, will...
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