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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...
Division of Fukuoka’s Accommodation Tax Decided
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City have reached an agreement on the division of an upcoming accommodation tax. In recent months, a sharp discord surfaced between the prefecture an...
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 ...
Honors List Announced – Work Done in Fukuoka to be Recognized
The Government of Japan has decided to confer decorations on 137 people for their work in Fukuoka Prefecture. The Spring Conferment of Decorations marks the first honors ceremony o...
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 ...
Up to 50% Off on Stays at Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk – Book Now!
In celebration of the Hilton Hotels’ 100th anniversary on May 31, 2019, Hilton Hotels are offering a 100-hour, time-limited sale which began at 12 pm on May 20. Get up to 50% off y...
Security Document Leaked ahead of G20 Meeting in Fukuoka
An internal document including security information for Fukuoka Airport was mistakenly sent to twenty media companies in Kyushu. The document was meant to direct attention amongst ...
Kyushu Electric Enters Thailand’s Electrical Power Market
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced their entrance into the electricity market in Thailand on May 14. The company has invested in an electricity producing company, Electricit...
Sakamoto Hachiman Shrine Reopens for Visitors
Sakamoto Hachiman Shrine in Dazaifu City decided to reopen after it has discontinued issuing goshuin (proof of pilgrimage) stamps to an overflowing volume of visitors. The shrine, ...