Local NPO Releases Biz Manner App For Foreigners
Fukuoka-based Asia Monozukuri Institute, a non-profit organization involved in personnel training and staffing, has developed a free smartphone app to teach business etiquette to f...
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Kagoshima Prefecture To Resume Saturday Classes
On Jan.19, the Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education announced that it will reinstitute Saturday classes at all 743 public elementary and junior high schools in the Prefecture s...
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City May Shutter Sunpalace
Fukuoka City is considering closing Sunpalace to make way for a new convention center as part of its waterfront redevelopment plan. The 2,300-seat event space opened in 1981 and ha...
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Kirin To Make Kyushu Veggie Juice, Help Nagasaki’s Unesco Bid
Kirin To Make Kyushu Veggie Juice, Help Nagasaki’s Unesco Bid ::: Kirin Beverage Kyushu has announced it will begin nationwide sales of a juice made solely from Kyushu and Okinawa ...
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Kagoshima High Schooler Is World Champion Freestyle Dancer
Yuki Kato, a 17-year old resident of Kagoshima City, took home top prize in the freestyle division of Snipes Funkin’ Style, a hip-hop dance competition held in Berlin last November...
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Fukuoka Zoo Penguins To Get New Home
The Fukuoka City Zoo and Botanical Garden has begun planning a new enclosure for Humboldt penguins that will better mimic their natural environment along the rocky coasts of South ...
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Kyushu Retailers Prepare For Lunar New Year Travellers
Shopping centers and department stores throughout Kyushu have beefed up services targeting foreign visitors in preparation for Chinese and Korean tourists expected to spend their L...
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Nagasaki Prefecture To Begin Rv Rentals To Attract Transplants
Nagasaki Prefecture announced plans to begin renting recreational vehicles to people thinking about relocating to the prefecture. The idea behind this unique initiative is to get p...
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Fukuya Forays Into Canned Foods With Flavored Tuna
Fukuoka-based mentaiko maker Fukuya will begin selling canned tuna flavored with mentaiko on Mar. 2, the first such product of its kind. The company sells most of its products thro...
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Fukuoka’s Kawaii-Ku (Cute Ward) To Be Discontinued
Kawaii-ku (Cute Ward), the virtual ward that Fukuoka City established in August 2012 to promote itself online, appears headed to the digital scrap heap. The unique initiative turne...