Tamori Appointed Ukiha City Ambassador
It has been announced that the much-loved television personality Tamori (real name Kazuyoshi Morita) will become a hometown ambassador for Ukiha City. Tamori is originally from Fuk...
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Fukuoka City Assembly Passes Accommodation Tax Legislation
The Fukuoka City Legislative Assembly has accepted a proposal to introduce an accommodation tax, which will see guests pay an additional charge for their stay at local hotels and r...
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Kyushu Logo Announced
The Kyushu Regional Strategy Council, a body composed of Kyushu Governor’s Association members, the Kyushu Economic Federation and other local business groups, has released a logo ...
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Fukuoka City Zoo to Open New Entrance
The Fukuoka City Zoological Garden will open a new entrance to their premises on October 20. The construction will not only serve as the main gate to the zoo, but will also provide...
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Italy Head Coach Visits Fukuoka
Representatives of the Italian national rugby union team visited Fukuoka on September 16 in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. A small delegation, which included Italy's hea...
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Kagoshima Yellowtail to be Exported to China
A company spearheaded by the Kyushu Economic Federation (Kyukeiren) began exporting Kagoshima-farmed buri (yellowtail) to Shandong Province, China on September 11. This represents ...
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Small-scale Satellite Built in Kyushu
A small-scale Earth observation satellite called Tenko has been built in Kyushu. Kyushu Institute of Technology graduate school professor Keiichi Okuyama led the project, which sta...
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Annual Ohori Fireworks Event to be Discontinued
Nishi Nippon Shimbun announced on September 14 that the Ohori Fireworks Festival will no longer take place due to safety concerns. The organizers spent time reviewing this year's d...
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Kumamoto Students on Cyber Patrol
Student volunteers in Kumamoto Prefecture carried out a thorough online check following the earthquake that hit Hokkaido to ensure that hoax news stories about the disaster were no...
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Fukuoka City Tourist Accommodation Tax Headed for Approval
A proposal calling for the introduction of a tourist accommodation tax was presented to the Fukuoka City legislative assembly on September 6. This form of taxation is levied at to...
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