JR Kyushu to Buy Back Shares
On November 5, JR Kyushu announced its intention to buy back shares by the end of March 2020. The company will repurchase up to 2% or ¥10 billion...
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Redback Spider Suspected of Biting Student
A venomous redback spider is suspected to have bitten the students of Hakozaki Junior High School in Fukuoka City. According to an announcement...
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Anime Tourism Leaders Summit in Kitakyushu
The Anime Tourism Association will hold the Anime Tourism Leaders Summit in Kitakyushu on December 1. Representatives of municipalities that have demonstrated successful collaborat...
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Engineer Friendly City Fukuoka Award Announced
Fukuoka City has established an Engineer Friendly City Fukuoka Award beginning this year. With the goal of becoming a city where "engineers gather, be active and mature," the proje...
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Poor Rice Harvest for Kyushu in 2019
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries announced the index ratings for 2019 rice production on October 31, and the Kyushu region came in at 87, categorized as "not good" ...
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Fukuoka App Manages Restaurant Orders and Payments
AliveCast Inc., a software development company based in Fukuoka City, is currently testing a new application that enables customers of restaurants and bars to place orders and pay ...
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Aburayama Glamping Opens
The new Aburayama Glamping opened on November 2. The glamorous camping facility is located inside Aburayama Citizens’ Forest in Minami Ward, a 30-minute drive from central Fukuoka ...
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It’s Burger Month at Wolfgang’s!
Internationally renowned for their super-premium USDA Prime, dry-aged in-house steaks, today we found out they also make awesome burgers! But hurry, there’s just one week left to e...
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Tour de Kyushu in the Works
The Kyushu Regional Strategy Council announced plans to develop a new bicycle race to promote regional tourism. The members of the body, who are composed of the Kyushu Governor’s A...
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Compulsory Bicycle Insurance Considered for Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture is considering to introduce regulations mandating compulsory bicycle insurance. Over 4,000 bicycle accidents occurred in the prefecture in 2018, including some c...
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