Kyuden to Sell Off Properties
Mired in red ink since its nuclear reactors were stopped, Kyushu Electric Power Company has entered the final phases of negotiations to sell its Jonan Club, a facility for entertai...
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Two Local Directors Helped Tokyo Win Bid
Did you know that Fukuoka had a hand in Tokyo’s successful Olympic bid for 2020? The promotional video that the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee showed at the International Olympic Committ...
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Canadian Micaela Braithwaite – New Head of Fukuoka’s Kawaii-ku
Canadian blogger Micaela Braithwaite was appointed as the new figurehead of Fukuoka City’s virtual district “Kawaii-ku” - she will take up the role from tomorrow Sep. 12. Fukuoka C...
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Struggling Lotus, Hungry Turtle
For several years, the lotuses in the Maizuru Park moat have been on the decline, and areas where the lotus flowers fail to even bloom have increased. The Kyushu Environmental Eval...
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Park Place Oita to Renovate, Add H&M and Zara
Park Place Oita, the Oita City shopping center operated by a subsidiary of Fukuoka-based Fukuoka Jisho, announced plans to revamp its facility by summer 2014. A 4,000-m2 NAS sports...
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Kyushu Home to Many Odd Laws
There is a plethora of rare regulations enacted by local governments in Japan, and Kyushu is no exception. On Aug. 6, Taraki Town in Kumamoto passed the Ordinance to Promote Toasts...
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More Monkeys Entering Residential Areas
The Sawara Police Station received reports from residents on 6:40am on Aug. 30 of around 70 monkeys in a residential area of Wakiyama, Sawara-ku. Later that afternoon, more reports...
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New Toyota Hybrid Designed in Kyushu
Toyota Motor Company began selling the updated model of its Sai, a mid-sized hybrid sedan manufactured by Toyota Motor Kyushu. The near complete overhaul of the vehicle’s interior ...
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Prefecture to Help Build “Fukuoka Method” Landfill in Hanoi
The Prefectural Government announced that it will dispatch experts to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, to provide guidance on the construction of a new landfill using the Fukuoka Met...
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Some Kokura Yatai Fail to Receive Permits
It has come to light that five popular unique food stalls in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, including a stall that serves no alcohol and one that serves ohagi bean cakes, have suspende...
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