Land Ministry Announces Plans for Quake-Damaged Kumamoto Road
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has officially settled on an alternate route for National Road 57 in Kumamoto Prefecture. The road was cut off by a...
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IoT Hostel to Open in Hakata
&and Hostel, a lodging facility where you can experience the Internet of Things (IoT), is slated to open in Hakata Ward in early August. Patrons will be able to...
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JR Kyushu Shinkansen Back to Full Schedule
On Jul. 4, JR Kyushu announced that, for the first time since the Kumamoto earthquakes earlier this year, the full number of Shinkansen are running between Hakata Sta. and Kagoshim...
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Genki Ni! Kyushu Wrapping Train
To celebrate the JR Kyushu Shinkansen’s return to normal operations (between Hakata Sta. and Kagoshima Chuo Sta.) after this year’s earthquakes, certain Kyushu Shinkansen will be w...
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Fukuoka Prefecture Ranks 4th in Japan for Companies Receiving National Government Manufacturing Subsidy
In FY2015, 353 companies in Fukuoka were awarded manufacturing subsidies by the national government, placing it fourth in the nation. The subsidy, which targets small and medium-si...
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Prefecture Launches Fukuoka Bousai Free Wi-fi
To improve disaster preparedness in public facilities, Fukuoka Prefecture has begun operating Fukuoka Bousai Free Wi-Fi, a public wireless LAN with emergency telephone service...
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Woman Work Cafe Kitakyushu Opened
The Government of Japan, Fukuoka Prefecture and Kitakyushu City have teamed up to open Woman Work Cafe Kitakyushu on the 2nd floor of the AIM Building in Kitakyushu City. The cafe ...
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Eastar Jet to Commence Fukuoka-Seoul Flights
Korean low-cost carrier Eastar Jet will begin flying between Fukuoka and Seoul on July 20 in its first foray into Kyushu. Fukuoka will become Eastar Jet’s fourth...
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Projection Mapping at Canal City
Canal City Hakata is tricking out its fountain show! From late November, the many customers who visit Canal City every year, including foreign tourists, can enjoy projection mappin...
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Nishitetsu Participates in Light Down Campaign 2016
The Nishitetsu Group has announced that they are once again participating in the Light Down Campaign (which started in 2003). To reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, Nishitetsu w...