Burger King to Open First Shop in Fukuoka
With shops in 100 countries the world-famous burger chain “Burger King” will open it’s first shop in Kyushu inside Aeon Mall Kashihama in late March. Their popular “Whopper” burge...
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City To Relax Rules On Empty House Rentals
Starting next fiscal year City Hall will begin allowing the collection of rent for empty residences located within urbanization control zones, something that was previously restric...
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Yanagawa Sagemon Train Takes Off!
Timed to coincide with the Yanagawa Girl’s Festival which is held in Yanagawa City between February 11 and April 3, Nishitetsu has produced a specially decorated train which began ...
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City, UR Agree To Redevelop Car Park Near Hakata Station
On Feb. 6, the Fukuoka City Urban Planning Committee approved a proposal to redevelop the municipal parking lot located on the south side of JR Hakata Station into a building conta...
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Hakata Attracts Record Number Of Foreign Cruise Ships
According to land ministry statistics, Hakata Port had the most foreign cruise ship ports of call in Japan in 2014. There were 99 ports of call by foreign cruise ships, a whopping ...
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Saibu Gas To Open H2 Station In 2016
Saibu Gas has formally announced that it will build its first hydrogen filling station in Higashihama (Higashi Ward). Targeting fuel cell vehicles, which will go on sale later this...
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Hawks Add Dutch Pitcher Rick VandenHurk
On Jan. 30, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks held a press conference at Yafuoku Dome to introduce their latest foreign player. Rick VandenHurk, a 29-year old righty from the Netherlands,...
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Mitsubishi Estate Acquires Hawks Town Mall
On Jan. 22 Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. acquired the trust beneficiary rights to the land buildings at Hawks Town Mall, whose storefronts are currently half empty. The company said ...
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Valentine Illumination at Momochi, Fukuoka
Have you passed by Fukuoka Tower recently? Until Valentine's Day Feb. 14 you can see a beautiful valentine heart image. Then on 14th, a special animation with an angel shooting a h...
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Kyudai Move To Ito To Finish One Year Earlier
Kyushu University will complete the relocation of facilities on its aging Hakozaki Campus (Higashi Ward) to Ito Campus (Nishi Ward) in fiscal 2018, one year earlier than planned. T...