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Kitakyushu City Moves One Step Closer to Accommodation Tax
A group of experts approved the introduction of an accommodation tax by Kitakyushu City at a meeting on July 11. Results of a survey answered by 69 persons working for local hotels...
New Indoor Theme Park Opens in Kitakyushu
Kyushu's largest indoor theme park opened in Riverwalk Kitakyushu on June 29. The Ribachika Kodomo Okoku (River-Chika Children's Kingdom) Giant Stadium is located in the basement f...
New Public Square to Open in Kitakyushu
A new public square will soon open in Kokura, Kitakyushu City. Senba Hiroba is located near the Izutsuya department store and will be used as a space for outdoor events. Local gove...
Nishitetsu to Open Airport Transportation Hub in Kokuraminami
Nishitetsu has announced plans to renovate the Nakatani Service Office in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu into a transition hub for airport users. By 2020, it will open a new waiting...
Now Kitakyushu Wants Its Own Accommodation Tax Arrangement
At a press conference on May 29, the Mayor of Kitakyushu City announced his intention to levy an accommodation tax on hotel and ryokan guests. This comes after the agreement betwee...
Kitakyushu City Proposes Switch to Biomass Plastic Bags
Kitakyushu City aims to reduce the environmental impact of plastic materials through a new project. Beginning in fiscal 2019, the city's Plastics Smart Promotion Project will repla...
Huge Offshore Windmill Tested in Kitakyushu
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) began test operations of an offshore wind power generator on May 21. The generator measures 70 m in height ...
Kyuden Supply LNG Fuel to Ships
On May 15, Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) and Saibu Gas supplied liquefied natural gas (LNG) to small cargo ships in the Port of Kitakyushu as part of an experiment to introduce mo...
Bridgestone to Expand Factory in Kitakyushu
Bridgestone Corporation is planning to purchase a fourteen-hectare land next to its factory in Kitakyushu City. The company announced on May 20 that it will expand the capacity of ...
Colombian Olympic Teams Training in Kitakyushu
On April 16, Colombia signed a memorandum outlining plans for some of their sports teams to hold training camps in Kitakyushu City ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics games...