Hakata by Photos
A photo documentary on Hakata will be on display at the Canon Gallery, Tsunaba, Hakata-ku, Sep 6~18. The exhibition is held by Fukuoka Zokei Art College and the photos have been ta...
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Sasebo Naval Base Opens to Public
A section of the American Naval base in Sasebo is now open to the Japanese public on Saturday nights! This is a very rare case amongst military bases in Japan which are generally c...
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Nishi-Nihon City Bank Website Supports Overseas Expansion
The Nishi-Nihon City Bank Group launched its Door to Asia Website for providing assistance to small and medium-sized companies to expand their presence throughout Asia. One feature...
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Fujitsu to Close Kagoshima Semiconductor Plant
Fujitsu announced it will close the Kyushu plant of its semiconductor manufacturing subsidiary in Kyushu and outsource the production to an Oita-based company. They will also withd...
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Kyushu Electric Likely to Avoid Rolling Blackouts
Kyushu Electric Power announced that they anticipate power use during the period from September 3-7, the last week of the period for their requested summer cutbacks, would be stabl...
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Kitakyushu Hibikinada Biotope to be Opened to Public
The city of Kitakyushu announced plans to open to the public on October 6 the Hibikinada biotope, one of the largest in the country. The land was the former site of a refuse dispos...
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Minimum Hourly Wage Rises 6-7 yen in Region
A group affiliated with the Miyazaki Labor Bureau conducted a survey of companies in the seven Kyushu prefectures to ask what their minimum hourly wage would be starting in October...
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Kyuden to Close IRIS Showroom in IMS Building
Kyuden announced plans to close eight “IRIS” showrooms around Kyushu by March 2013, including the one inside the IMS Building in Tenjin, Fukuoka. The showrooms demonstrate the adva...
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New Yamakasa Kazariyama Display
Although the festivities of this year’s Yamakasa have passed, you can still view the pride of the parade– the Hakata Yamakasa Kazari (a famous Yamakasa float)– at Hakata Riverain 6...
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Woman Bitten by Deadly Redback Spider
An 86 year old woman in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, is recovering from an Australian Redback spider bite. The woman was bitten Sep 3, when putting on her shoes. The antivenom administered...
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