City Gets More Companies To Sponsor Streetlights
Since 2013, Fukuoka City has recruited 10 supporting companies for its Streetlight Partner program. Under this public-private initiative, companies receive the right to advertise o...
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Direct Bus To Old Denemon Residence In Iizuka
Nishitetsu has announced it will begin a new bus service from Tenjin to the former residence of Ito Denemon, a Meiji and Taisho Era coal mining tycoon, in Iizuka when it revamps it...
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Fukuoka To Appoint First Female Deputy Mayor In 12 Years
On Mar. 16 Fukuoka mayor Soichiro Takashima announced that City Health and Welfare Bureau director Yasuko Arase (age 62) will assume the position of deputy mayor...
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Fukuoka Goodwill Ambassadors Wanted!
Fukuoka City is recruiting three new Fukuoka Goodwill Ambassadors. The position is open to anyone who loves Fukuoka City regardless of sex or age (as long as you’re over the age of...
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City To Provide Utilities To Yatai, Will Collect Fees
In fiscal 2015 Fukuoka City will begin making improvements to the water, sewage and electrical systems available to yatai (food stall) operators. Amendments to the Fukuoka City Yat...
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Deadline For Old Nishitetsu Bus Card Refunds Approaching
Nishitetsu announced that Mar. 31 is the deadline to get refunds on any of its old magnetic bus cards. The cards came into use in 1992 but were phased out with the adoption of the ...
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Kirin To Sell Special Beer to Match Fukuoka Foods
On Mar. 5 Kirin Beer announced that its nine regional factories from Hokkaido to Kyushu will each release slightly different flavors of its popular Ichiban-shibori beer. Part of th...
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Canal City Muji Reopens & New Nishidori Shop Too!
On Mar. 5 Tokyo-based retailer Muji reopened its revamped Canal City shop. The newly renovated shop includes a 30,000-volume-strong Muji Books section and Open Muji, a space for wo...
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Nishitetsu Eyes New Bus Linking Yufuin, Beppu
Sources have revealed that Nishitetsu is considering launching a tourist bus service linking the popular hot spring towns of Beppu and Yufuin in Oita Prefecture. It is also looking...
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This Year’s Fukuoka Marathon Set For Nov. 8
On Feb. 26 the Fukuoka Marathon Organizing Committee announced that this year’s Fukuoka Marathon will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8. Hosted by the cities of Fukuoka and Itoshima and ...