Saga Company to Release Remote Healthcare Smartphone App
Saga-based software developer Optim and Tokyo-based doctor referral service MRT have announced the release of a new app that will use smartphones to provide remote medical consulta...
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Miyajidake Jinja Shrine Packed with J-Pop Fans
Miyajidake Jinja Shrine is becoming crowded with J-pop fans! Every year, Miyajidake Jinja Shrine (located in Fukutsu, Fukuoka) celebrates the Sunset Festival; a natural phenomenon ...
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Sazae Silhouettes Vandalized, Removed for Repairs
The metal silhouettes of characters from the Sazae-san cartoon have been removed from Momochi Seaside Park (Sawara Ward) for repairs due to vandalism. The Tara-chan silhouette was ...
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Portland’s Original Pancake House to Open in Hakata
On Apr. 21, Original Pancake House, a Portland institution, is opening in Hakata! The pancake restaurant chain from Oregon will open its third Japan branch (after Kichijoji and Har...
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Missing Link in Higashi-Kyushu Expressway Opens
On Feb. 16, the Japanese land ministry announced that the 7.2 km-section of the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway between the Shiida-minami and Buzen interchanges (located in Chikujo Town ...
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Tiger Air Taiwan Connects Fukuoka and Taipei
On Jan. 28 (Thu.) Tiger Air Taiwan launched a new route: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Fukuoka International Airport. The first Taipei - Fukuoka flight departed at 11:45,...
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Nagahama Yatai Move to Wider Sidewalk
On Feb. 10 the nine yatai stalls currently operating in the Nagahama district of Chuo Ward were moved from the west side to
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Kit Kat Taxis in Fukuoka City and Kurume City
It’s exam season, which also means it’s Kit Kat season! As bizarre as it sounds, Kit Kats become especially popular during exam season, because “Kit Kat” (キットカット) sounds like...
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Fukuoka Becomes Japan’s Fifth Largest City
Based on preliminary results from last October's census, Fukuoka, with a population of 1,542,857 (as of Jan. 2016), has entered the ranks of top five designated cities by size, joi...
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Open Top Bus Collides with Car in Tenjin
At 19:18 on Feb. 16, one of Nishitetsu’s double-decker open-top sightseeing buses was involved in an accident at the Watanabe-dori intersection in Tenjin. The bus, which was stoppe...