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Jul 31, 2014

Night Golf Begins in Miyazaki

The Tom Watson Golf Course in Phoenix Seagaia Resort (Miyazaki City) opened “Starry Night Golf” late night golfing hours on July 20. It’s the first time for Miyazaki Prefecture to ...

Jul 31, 2014

Fukuoka Zoo Welcomes New Female Giraffe

On July 18, Fukuoka City Mayor, Soichiro Takashima and the general public welcomed a new female giraffe to Fukuoka Zoo. The two year old, 3m tall giraffe (yet to be named) was brou...

Jul 31, 2014

Thai Pop Band Promotes Nagasaki

Nagasaki is becoming a popular destination for Thai tourists thanks to music videos filmed there by the Thai pop trio La-Ong-Fong. Bass player Pongchuk Pissathanporn visited Nagasa...

Jul 30, 2014

Kyushu Guide Dog Facility Tours Offered

In the 30 years since its founding, the Kyushu Guide Dog Association has trained more than 200 seeing eye dogs at its Itoshima-based training center. Volunteers called “Happy Walke...

Jul 30, 2014

Fukuoka City Tax Revenues Up

Fukuoka City announced that tax revenues for fiscal 2013 increased 2.4% year-on-year to a record ¥276.18 billion. The tax collection rate rose 0.6 points to 97.1%, marking the firs...

Jul 30, 2014

Government Asks Saga to Accept Osprey and Troops

On 7/22, Vice Minister of Defense Ryota Takeda met with Governor Yasushi Furukawa at the Saga Prefectural Office to ask him to accept the deployment of 17 Osprey tilt-rotor cargo a...

Jul 30, 2014

Ikkousha Ramen Popular in China

Fukuoka-based Hakata Ikkousha ramen is proving popular in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. The shop sources most of its ingredients locally while maintaining the same flavor a...

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Jul 30, 2014

City Bulletin August 2014

Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.

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