Kyushu Nuke Plant Evacuation Zones May Be Inadequate
According to a research report issued by Environmental Research Institute-Tokyo, if accidents requiring evacuation were to occur at the Sendai (Kagoshima) and Genkai (Saga) nuclear...
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American Giraffe Arrives at Fukuoka Zoo
Fukuoka Zoo recently welcomed a new female giraffe from America. She’s been brought in to become the mate bride of Keebo the eleven-year-old longtime bachelor giraffe. The new gira...
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Kitakyushu Hanger Company Starts Crowdfunding Site
Kitakyushu-based dry cleaner hanger manufacturer Maruso Industry has launched a crowdfunding site to finance the original manufacturing business ideas of small companies and indivi...
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Tom Cruise Coming to Fukuoka
“Top Gun” Tom Cruise is coming to Fukuoka this Thursday! (Yes, the real Tom Cruise!) He’s coming to here to promote his new film “Edge of Tomorrow”, based on the Japanese sci-fi no...
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World-Class Editing Company Calls Fukuoka Home
Did you know Fukuoka is home to Japan’s biggest academic English editing company? New Zealander Kerry Greer, a former corporate lawyer, founded Edanz Group Japan in 1995 to provide...
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Pet Funeral Service To Begin
AEON Kyushu, a large retail company, announced on June 19 that they will start an intermediary service for pet funeral homes and cemeteries on July 1 in Fukuoka and Oita prefecture...
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Strategic Zone Committee to Discuss Residency Rules
The first meeting of the Strategic Zone Committee for the national government’s new job creation zones will be held in Fukuoka on 6/28. A decision is expected to be made on additio...
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Medical Support Center Has Made Zero Referrals
It was revealed that the Fukuoka Asian Medical Support Center, which was opened by the Prefecture 2.5 years ago to support foreign patients wishing to visit Japan for medical treat...
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Fukuoka Ranks 10th Best City in The World!
London based Monocle Magazine released their rankings for the top 25 cities in the world according to their metrics for “Quality of Life.” Fukuoka moved up two spots from last year...
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New Underground Bike Parking Lot Opens
Fukuoka City opened a new underground parking lot for bicycles and motorbikes on June 17 under Meiji Park (3-chome, Hakataekimae, Hakata-ku) near JR Hakata Sta. It aims to tackle t...