Typhoon No. 18 – Chaba – Update & Closures
Typhoon No. 18 (Chaba) has passed over Okinawa and is predicted to continue heading towards Kyushu this evening. The typhoon is expected to make landfall in Kyushu tomorrow morning...
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Fukuoka Born Yoshinori Ohsumi Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine
The 71 year old Japanese Cell Biologist, Yoshinori Ohsumi, was yesterday awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine for his work on autophagy (cell death)...
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Typhoon No. 18 Approaching Kyushu
A powerful typhoon (Chaba) is approaching Kyushu and is expected to make its way up the east coast of Kyushu, continuing eastward at a relatively slow speed of 20km/hr, but with ve...
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Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal 1 To Close
10月4日の最終便をもって閉館する福岡空港国内線第1ターミナルビ ル。1969年(昭和44年)の供用開始当初に、展望デッキとして一般客に無料開放されていた1ビル屋上が、特別に開放される（現在は一般開放していないスペース）...
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Ichiran Announces Opening of Brooklyn Shop
After nearly 10 years of preparation, Fukuoka-based ramen chain Ichiran has announced it will open a new shop in Brooklyn, New York on Oct. 19. The shop will be its second overseas...
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SoftBank Hawks Lose Out on the Top Spot, But…
After an extremely close run series, The Softbank Hawks saw their two year tenure at the top of the Pacific League come to an end on Wednesday as the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.....
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Nishijin Station to Open New Elevator
Due to the closure of Nishijin Ellemall Praliva in July, the elevator within the building connecting to Nishijin subway station will stop operating on Oct. 1. As a result, Fukuoka ...
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Fukuoka City Zoo to Refurbish Its Entrance
Fukuoka City Zoo will be renewing part of its main entrance, with construction beginning on Sep. 26. The general information center, the main entrance area and the zoo’s...
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Kyushu Land Price Report: Up in Fukuoka, Down in Kumamoto
According to a quarterly land price report issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on July 1, the national average for commercial land remained...
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City to Turn Hakozaki Campus into Smart City
On Sept. 16, Fukuoka City and Kyushu University announced plans to turn the site of the Hakozaki Campus in Higashi Ward into an cutting edge IT-driven Smart City. Dubbed Fukuoka Sm...