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Oct 22, 2015

Miyazaki Wants Piece of Olympic Pie

Shunji Kono, the governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, has made clear his intention to ask that two sports up for consideration for addition to the 2020 Olympic Games be held in...

Oct 21, 2015

Fukuoka Jisho Opens Singapore Office

Fukuoka-based real estate developer Fukuoka Jisho has opened an office in Singapore. Two staff will be dispatched to run the office, which is tasked with...

Oct 20, 2015

Fukuoka Second in Japan in Conferences

According to figures released by the Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO), Fukuoka hosted 336 conferences in 2014, up 83 from...

Oct 16, 2015

Chinese Home Appliance Giant Forms Business Alliance with Yaskawa Electric

Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric and Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer Midea Group have formed a business alliance aimed at enabling Midea to adopt Yaskawa’s industrial ro...

Oct 16, 2015

Munakata City Selected as Venue for 37th National Meeting for the Healthy Ocean

Munakata City has been selected as the venue of the 37th National Meeting for the Healthy Ocean scheduled for FY2017. The Convention has been held in various locations across Japan...

#Healthy

Oct 14, 2015

Free Ramen at Ippudo this Friday

Ippudo is celebrating their 30th anniversary on Friday, Oct. 16. As a token of appreciation, Ippudo will serve free bowls of ramen in 30 of their shops in Kyushu, five of which are...

#Ramen

Oct 13, 2015

TPP Could Be Boon for Kyushu

With the recent agreement reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, companies in Kyushu and around Japan are hoping reduced tariffs and other measures will help them gai...

Oct 13, 2015

Fukuoka City Announces Culture Prize Winners

On Oct. 6, Fukuoka City announced the winners of the Culture Prize and the Civic Activities Prize, in recognition of their many years of hard work and contributions to the region. ...