Kyuden Criticized For Ending Renewable Buybacks
On Oct. 1, Kyushu Electric Power Co. held sessions at six venues throughout Kyushu to explain its decision to end renewable energy buybacks.
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Yakiyama Bypass Now Toll-Free
At midnight on Oct. 1 expressway operator NEXCO will converted the 13.3km Yakiyama Bypass that runs from Sasaguri Town to Iizuka City into a toll-free road.
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Kyushu Retailers Prep for Duty-Free Expansion
On Oct. 1 the list of items for which foreign tourists do not need to pay consumption tax will be expanded to include food and cosmetics.
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Startup Cafe Set To Open In Tsutaya Tenjin
Fukuoka City has announced that it will open a Startup Cafe on the 3rd floor of Tsutaya Books Tenjin as part of its Special Zone for Global Startups and Job Creation (one of the Ja...
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Aeon To Buy Out Daiei
Aeon Group, Japan’s largest retailer, has announced that it will convert its consolidated subsidiary Daiei into a wholly-owned subsidiary on Jan. 1, 2015. All 280 of Daiei’s shops ...
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Where Does My Money Go?
Local governments around Japan have started opening websites to show in easy-to-understand terms where taxpayer money is being spent. Sites made with free software developed in Eng...
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Fukuoka City Bulletin October 2014
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
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Kyushu Takes Precautions Against Ebola
Despite Ministry of Health notices stating that there is almost no chance for the Ebola virus, which is ripping through west Africa, to infect Japan, Kyushu has started taking prec...
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Outsourcing, A Must At Fukuoka Airport, Says Land Ministry
On Sept. 21, the Ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism indicated "there is no choice but to outsource [Fukuoka] airport operations to the private sector" due to a...
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Local Shop Launches Vending Machine Yakitori
Shime Town (Fukuoka) yakitori shop Kushizanmai has started selling its meat skewers in vending machines, making it the first attempt to vend non-canned yakitori in the industry.