Kyushu Companies Hire Record Number of Int’l Students
On Dec. 12, the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry released its Kyushu Economic Internationalization Data, an annual statistical report that includes figures for categori...
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Kyushu Companies Hire Record Number of Int’l Students
On Dec. 12, the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry released its Kyushu Economic Internationalization Data, an annual statistical report that includes figures for categori...
JR to Add New Station in Itoshima
According to sources, JR Kyushu has entered the final stages of negotiations on the establishment of a new station on the Chikuhi Line to be located in Itoshima City between Chikuz...
Fukuoka to Cool its Schools
Fukuoka City is considering installing air conditioners in the approximately 3,000 classrooms in 176 elementary and junior high schools starting next year. The basis for deliberati...
Auto Makers Gear Up for Fukuoka Motor Show
Fukuoka Motor Show 2014 will be held on Jan. 24-27 at Marine Messe Fukuoka. Boasting a theme of “Power of Automobiles, Power for the Future”, the show will feature a slew of new mo...
Fukuoka to Receive More Foreign Trainees
The P-W-J Cooperative, a Chikugo City-based association of small and medium-sized enterprises, will welcome its first technical trainees from Myanmar next spring. The group is taki...
JR Kyushu Serve “Kanta-kun” Yaki-Imo
Next time you’re travelling on the bullet-train, look no further to satisfy your winter craving for something warm and sweet. From Dec. 1 until late March, JR Kyushu is selling Oit...
Itoshima Daily Calendar
Itoshima volunteer association “Itoshima Koyomi-sho” has released a local daily calendar with information and cute illustrations about seasonal changes on each page, along with var...
Ramen Masters Collaborate for Ramen Show
Two local master ramen chefs have joined forces for the Fukuoka Ramen Show. Osamu Shiroto, owner of the popular Najimatei restaurant in Higashi-ku, and Shigemi Kawahara, owner of t...
Kyushu Spring Pollen Forecasts Released
The Japan Meteorological Association released its Japanese cedar pollen forecasts for next spring. Pollen dispersal in Kyushu is expected to begin in early to mid-February and grad...
Santa Lighthouse in Hakata Port
SANTA LIGHTHOUSE IN HAKATA PORT ::: For the ninth year running, the lighthouse in Hakata Port has turned into Santa! Every year the staff at Fukuoka Coast Guard Office dress up the...