Annual Aso Grass Burn-Off Begins
The grass burn-off in the Mt. Aso area began Feb 10, with the assistance of 60 volunteers. On the first day, 26 hectares were burned. The plans are that by April, 16,000 hectares w...
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Fukuoka to Offer 3-D Virtual Castle Experience
Fukuoka City will launch a new service this April that lets visitors to Maizuru Park view 3-D graphic reconstructions of Fukuoka Castle by pointing tablet computers at the ruins. T...
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City Urges Residents to Recycle Old Devices
Do you have any old mobile phones or small electronic devices lying around? Old electronics are an important source gold, silver and rare earth metals that can be reused. Fukuoka h...
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Kyudai Prof. Makes Case for Collider
A conference was held at the Chikushino City Lifelong Learning Center on Feb. 10 about the International Linear Collider, a proposed next-generation particle accelerator, and the r...
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Asakura Taxi Co. Fights Flu with Sprayers
To help prevent of the spread of influenza and norovirus, Yano Taxi of Asakura City started operating the city’s first “disinfected taxis”—taxis equipped with disinfectant sprayers...
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Chefs Wanted for Diplomatic Residence Positions
For the first time in history, the government is looking outside Tokyo for official chefs to work in overseas diplomatic residence. On Feb 17 at 14:30, an information day will be h...
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Iizuka Siblings Raise Rare Male Calico
A brother and sister in Iizuka found out they are the owners of an incredibly rare pet: a male calico cat. Because of their genetic makeup, calico cats are almost always female, so...
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Idemitsu and Canadian Gas Partnership
Oil company Idemitsu, has announced a joint venture limited partnership with Canadian gas company, AltaGas Ltd. The new business will pursue opportunities involving imports of liqu...
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Kyuden Posts Losses
Kyushu Electric Power reported ¥234.7 billion in losses in its consolidated financial statement for the first three quarters of FY2012 (April ~ December) released on Jan. 30. The 9...
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Spaceworld Offers Discount Tickets
Spaceworld, in Kitakyushu, is offering ‘Thank You Free Pass’ for residents of Fukuoka, Oita and Saga Prefectures. Tickets purchased at convenience stores in the three prefectures w...
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