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National Convention of Mountain Day to be Held in Kuju, Oita
The fifth edition of the National Convention of Mountain Day will take place in the Kuju area of Oita Prefecture in August of 2020. According to the announcement by the prefecture,...
Nishitetsu’s Tabito Bus Service Ridership Surpasses Three Million
Nishitetsu announced that the number of passengers using its sightseeing bus Tabito reached there million as of April 20. Since it began operation began in 2014, Tabito has provide...
FINA World Championships 2021 in Fukuoka Formally Announced
On May 22 the committee for the 19th FINA World Championships 2021 Fukuoka revealed an outline of the tournament and officially announced the hosting of the 19th FINA World Masters...
Former Samurai Residences in Kagoshima Designated as Heritage Sites
Nine districts of samurai residences in Kagoshima Prefecture were registered as Japan Heritage sites on May 20. The area includes Izumi Tamoto, a district in which approximately 15...
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 ...