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Record Number of Koreans Visited Tsushima in 2018
Tsushima City revealed on Jan. 30 that a record-high 409,882 Korean tourists visited the city in 2018. During 2018, the fifth and sixth ferry companies entered the Tsushima-Busan r...
Committee to Support Hakata Redevelopment
JR Kyushu announced on January 25 plans to establish a committee of 15 companies that own land around Hakata Station. The group will explore what measures can be put in place to ge...
Nishitetsu Highway Bus to Use Alipay and Wechat Pay
In a press release on Jan. 30, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co Ltd. announced the introduction of a smartphone payment system for their expressway bus route between Saga Airport and Fukuo...
JR Kyushu and NTT Docomo Developing Windows to Display Information
JR Kyushu and NTT Docomo's joint project to develop a train window with electronic display technology is progressing. According to the president of JR Kyushu, Toshihiko Aoyagi, the...
First Tenjin Big Bang Building Construction Started
Construction of the first “Tenjin Big Bang” building has begun. On Jan. 29, Fukuoka Jisho Co., Ltd., announced the groundbreaking for Tenjin Business Center and the outline of its ...
More Storage at Genkai Nuclear Plant Announced
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has requested approval for construction of additional dry cask storage for radioactive waste in Genkai Nuclear Plant. After restarting reactors numb...
133 Million Year Old Dinosaur Rib Bone Found in Kumamoto
A dinosaur rib bone of the early Cretaceous (believed to be active around 133 million years ago) was found on a mountain in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto. According to the Mifune Dinos...
Decrease in Organized Crime in Fukuoka
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police announced on January 21 that they counted 1,890 organized crime members and affiliates in the local area at the end of 2018. The number decreased by ...
Browsing Ants Found in Hakata Port
Browsing ants, native to Southern Europe, have been found at Hakata Port in September 2018. The Environment Ministry reported on Jan. 23 that it was the first such confirmation in ...
Nishitetsu Announces New Hotel Project for Dazaifu
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co Ltd. announced on Jan. 24 plans to open a new hotel in Dazaifu City in the summer of 2019 by renovating traditional wooden Japanese townhouses. Three build...