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Kenyan Track and Field Team to Hold Training Camp in Kurume for Tokyo 2020
It was announced that the Kenyan track and field team will hold their pre-Olympics training camp in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The camp will operate from mid to late July 202...
Nishitetsu Purchased New Land in Daimyo Area
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) acquired the building and land that lies adjacent to the former Daimyo Elementary School, a site that is set to undergo large-scale...
Responses to the Tightening Immigration Policies
Earlier this year, local branches of the Immigration Bureau sent a document to Japanese language schools calling for those that had 10 or more students drop out or expelled over th...
Tokyo Stock Exchange and Regional Banks Support Start-ups
In an effort to revitalize the stock market, the securities industry is making efforts to promote and encourage the establishment of new local...
Kyushu National Museum Reaches 15 Million Visitors Milestone
Kyushu National Museum recently surpassed 15 million visitors. The facility, which opened in October 2005, reached...
Stricter Regulations for Language Schools with High Numbers of Expulsions and Drop-outs
It has come to light that immigration authorities within the Ministry of Justice have called for Japanese language schools, which had more than 10 or more students expelled or drop...
Sheep and Goats Graze in Maizuru Park
For the third consecutive year, the Kyushu Branch of the JCCA (Japan Civil Engineering Consultants Association) has organized an event in which sheep...
New Wheelchair Developed by Kurume Institute of Technology
The Kurume Institute of Technology have developed a voice-operated wheelchair with an automated driving system. A subsidiary of Zenrin and Whill, a venture company specializing in....
New Commercial Facility to Open on Site of Former Kyushu University Ropponmatsu Campus
A new commercial facility, which will become home to 23 stores, is set to open on the site of the former Kyushu University Ropponmatsu campus from October 1. The complex will inclu...
Taxi Stand at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome to Help Alleviate Traffic Congestion
Fukuoka City, the local taxi association, and the prefectural police have been working together to develop solutions for reducing traffic congestion around Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. T...