Ancient Inkstone Unearthed in Itoshima
The shard of an inkstone believed to be from the Yayoi period (300 BC~300 AD) was found in Itoshima. Measuring 6 cm x 4 cm x 0.6 cm, the stone fragment was found in...
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Fukuoka To Host America’s Cup World Series Race
According to a report in The Japan Times, Japan will play host to an America’s Cup World Series race for the first time ever – with the final race of the 2016 campaign to be ...
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Kyushu Shinkansen ¥500 Anniversary Tickets!
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Kyushu Shinkansen, ¥500 tickets are available for travel on Mar. 12 (Sat.) and Mar. 13 (Sun.). The JR Kyushu’s special one-coin tickets ca...
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Fukuoka Cherry Blossom Forecast 2016 Update
Update! Fukuoka’s sakura are now expected to bloom on Mar. 18 (Fri.), five days earlier than previously predicted! Fukuoka will still be the first...
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Fukuya to Sell Canned Mentaiko
On Feb. 29, Fukuoka-based Fukuya announced sales of canned mentaiko from Mar. 2. The mentaiko is combined with cottonseed oil and then heated, and it has a shelf life of...
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HKT48 Theater to Move to Nishitetsu Hall
HKT48, one of Kyushu’s best-known all-female idol groups, is moving from Hawks Town Mall to Nishitetsu Hall (2 Tenjin, Chuo-ku). The Hawks Town Mall theater will close on Mar. 31, ...
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FFG to Acquire Eighteenth Bank in Stock-Swap Merger
On Feb. 26, Fukuoka-based Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG), the parent of the Bank of Fukuoka and Kumamoto Bank, and Nagasaki-based Eighteenth Bank have officially announced that they...
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Travel Agents and Duty-Free Shops Suspected of Hiring Illegal Labor
On Mar. 3, Fukuoka Prefectural Police referred to the prosecutors the cases of six people, including officials from three Chinese-affiliated travel agents and officials from three ...
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Fukuoka Airport Goes into the Red
According to financial reports for FY 2014 released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, 22 airports in Japan went into the red. Of those, four...
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MK Taxi Wins Case for Lower Fares
On Feb. 26, the Fukuoka District Court ruled in favor of low-cost taxi company Fukuoka MK, which was seeking an injunction against government penalties stemming from its failure to...