Next Gubernatorial Race Pits Ogawa Against Newcomer Lawyer
NEXT GUBERNATORIAL RACE PITS OGAWA AGAINST NEWCOMER LAWYER ::: The next gubernatorial race in Fukuoka Prefecture is slated for Apr. 12. Nishinippon Shimbun interviewed the two cand...
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New Med School Museum At Kyudai Breaches Taboo WWII Experiments
On Apr. 1, the Kyushu University Medical History Museum held a private preview for the press. Although most of those in attendance were interested in the display pertaining to the ...
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Peach Aviation To Begin Miyazaki-Kansai Flights In August
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach Aviation has announced it will be operating flights between Kansai and Miyazaki airports, making it the first LCC to enter the Miyazaki market. With it...
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Line Fukuoka To Rival Tokyo HQ In Size
In an interview with Nishinippon Shimbun, Takeshi Idezawa, the president of Tokyo-based chat app LINE said he plans to expand the company’s Fukuoka-based subsidiary, LINE Fukuoka, ...
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Fukuoka City To Build New Underground Bicycle Lot
Fukuoka City announced plans to build a new underground bicycle parking lot on the west side of City Hall. The new lot, which will hold 400 bikes, will connect directly to the Tenj...
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Ronald Mcdonald House Opens At Children’s Hospital in Fukuoka
On Mar. 27 a ceremony was held to commemorate the opening of Fukuoka House, a lodging facility for the family members of patients at the Fukuoka Children’s Hospital in Higashi Ward...
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Kyushu Mikan Exports Up For Fourth Year In A Row
According to Moji Customs, mikan (mandarin orange) exports from within its jurisdiction reached ¥360 million (+27.3% year-on-year) in 2014, marking the fourth straight year of incr...
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Kyushu U. Hospital To Open International Medical Department
This April, Kyushu University Medical Hospital plans to open a department of international medical care that will cater to patients from overseas. The primary target is expected to...
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Plans to Convert Ohori Park Into a Water Amusement Park Announced
Plans to convert half of Ohori Park, Fukuoka City’s beautiful and spacious park into a “waterpark" were announced today. The plans include the addition of three hotels, four large ...
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Kyudai Researchers Figure Out How To Combat Smelly Sake
A research group led by Professor Makoto Tokunaga of the Kyushu University Graduate School of Science has successfully removed the substances from Japanese sake that cause “old sak...