Trial Tops Regional Retail Rankings Again
Fukuoka-based discount retailer Trial took the top spot for the second year running in the annual ranking of retail companies by sales in the Kyushu-Okinawa region for FY 2012. Con...
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Autumn Weather Arrives in Fukuoka
We may have been treated to one last sizzling long weekend, but the end of summer is nigh, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Their latest one month forecast predicts a ...
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Fukuoka Faces Issue of Unpaid Nursery School Fees
At a meeting of the City Assembly’s Special Budget Committee, Fukuoka City revealed that the total amount of unpaid certified nursery school fees had reached more than ¥580 million...
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JR Kyushu Utility Poles Not up to Code
JR Kyushu reported that it found 74 locations within its jurisdiction where track-side utility poles and equipment to prevent the sagging of overhead wires were installed closer to...
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Anpanman Museum Set to Open in Riverain April 18
A press conference was held on Oct. 7 to announce the opening of the Fukuoka Anpanman Children’s Museum in Hakata Riverain next April. An official from the partnership that will ru...
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Local Oyster Brand Goes Global
In September, the Japan Export Promotion Organization (JETRO) selected Karatomari Ebisu Oysters as Fukuoka Prefecture’s representative product for a project in which JETRO will pro...
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Kagoshima Bonito Flake Makers Plan Factory in France
A group of 21 katsuo-bushi (dried bonito flakes) producers in Makurazaki, Kagoshima—the katsuo-bushi capital of Japan—established a committee in August with the aim of building a k...
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Hiroki Kokubo to Coach Samurai Japan
Retired Softbank Hawks player Hiroki Kokubo has been tapped by Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) to coach the Japanese national baseball team, also known as “Samurai Japan”. The n...
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100,000 Ride Open Top Bus
Tourists and residents alike have been enjoying the high life in Fukuoka – over 100,000 of them have now taken in the city sights on an open top bus tour. The buses, launched in 20...
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Japan Post Eyes Marui as Tenant for New Bldg.
JAPAN POST EYES MARUI AS TENANT FOR NEW BLDG :: Sources say that Japan Post Group will tap Marui Group, the Tokyo-based fashion department store operator, as the primary tenant in ...
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