Ground Broken on New Terminal at Fukuoka Airport
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new domestic terminal at Fukuoka Airport was held on July 21. The terminal is slated for completion in March 2019 at a total cost of ¥34.6 billion...
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KITTE Department Store to Open in Hakata
Proving that Fukuoka is as hungry as ever for more and increasingly novel ways and places to shop, KITTE Hakata is storming into Hakata in Spring 2016. The clue to what make this d...
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Sweets Train Unveiled to Press Ahead of Maiden Voyage
On July 17, JR Kyushu unveiled its new sweets-themed sightseeing train, Aru Ressha, to the press at the Kokura Rail Yard. The 38-seat, two-car train is modeled after a luxury train...
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Prefecture Decides to Build Six Hydrogen Stations
The Fukuoka Prefectural Government has decided to build six hydrogen stations within the prefecture. Aiming to usher in a hydrogen energy era, the Prefecture has worked to promote ...
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Fukuoka Fast Becoming a Call Center Mecca
An increasing number of call centers are setting up shop in Fukuoka’s office buildings. Ever since the Great East Japan Earthquake, companies headquartered in Tokyo have been looki...
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Kyutech and NTU (Singapore) Team Up on Tiny Satellite Project
The Kitakyushu-based Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) has jointly developed a nano-satellite with Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Dubbed AOBA-VELOX III,...
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Teeth Found in Nagasaki
A team of researchers from the Nagasaki Board of Education and the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum has announced the discovery of two fossilized Tyrannosaurus teeth from Jurassic...
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Nishitetsu to Open First Hotel Abroad
On July 13, Nishinippon Railroad Corp. announced that it will open its first hotel overseas this September in Seoul. The 312-room Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Seoul Myeongdong will ope...
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Hakata Chocolatier Takes Sugarless Chocolate to Milan Expo and France
Long-standing Hakata Ward-based chocolatier Chocolate Shop participated in this year’s food-themed World Expo in Milan. With a booth inside the Japan Salon, Chocolate Shop wowed gu...
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Fukuoka Prefectural Office Seizes Orchard to Complete Expressway
Acting as a proxy for the national government, officials from the Fukuoka Prefectural Office exercised eminent domain to secure part of a mikan orchard in the path of the Higashi-K...