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Land Ministry Approves Kyushu Route For Attracting Foreign Visitors
On June 12, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approved seven routes, including one dubbed Onsen Island Kyushu, as the first thrust in an effort to attract...
Nittsu To Double “Double Number” Truck Trailers
Plans are in the works to increase the number of tractor trailers carrying both Japanese and Korean license plates from eight to between 16 and 20 within fiscal 2015. Based on a bi...
Flying Tiger Lands in Fukuoka
The Danish "fast nicknack" retail chain, Flying Tiger opened their first shop in Kyushu just off of Nishi-dori in Tenjin today. The shop is mostly filled with vividly colored mass ...
Hakata Ippudo Ramen Paris Shop Announced
Fukuoka City based, Chikaranomoto, has announced the opening of a Hakata Ippudo Ramen shop in Paris in August 2015. The Paris Ramen Week “Zuzutto” produced by Narumi Kawara founder...
Futaba Invites Bombing Eyewitnesses To Peace Studies Class
On June 9, Futaba Elementary School, which is now temporarily housed in the old Daimyo Elementary School building, invited three Daimyo grads who lived through the bombing of Fukuo...
Rick VandenHurk Slated To Pitch For Softbank Hawks This Saturday
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks right-handed pitcher Rick VandenHurk could get his first start of the season against the Hiroshima Carp on June 14, the final day of interleague play. Vanden...
Fukuoka Schools To Get Longer School Year
The Fukuoka City Board of Education has firmed up plans to shorten the summer vacation and add classes on Saturday in an effort to improve the scholastic ability of elementary and ...
Kyukeiren Releases First-Ever Mid-Term Plan
The Kyushu Economic Federation, or Kyukeiren, issued its first-ever mid-term action plan on June 2. The plan, which runs from this fiscal year until fiscal 2020, outlines key polic...
Kyushu Retailers Pin Hopes On Duty-Free Shopping
With an increase in foreign visitors on the back of the weak yen and the expansion of tax-exempt goods, retailers in Kyushu are bolstering their services. Several stores have added...
AKB48 General Election – Today In Fukuoka
You may be wondering about the sudden influx of people dragging around small suitcases to our city. Well, that’s because on Sat., June 6 the 7th annual AKB general election will ta...