Nishitetsu Applies for Train Fare Hike
Nishi-Nippon Railroad plans to increase train fares for the first time since July 1997 on its Tenjin-Omuta and Kaizuka lines next April. Base fares will be set at ¥150, and subsequ...
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Yayoiken Heads to Taiwan
Fukuoka-based Plenus announced it will open a chain of Yayoi-ken restaurants in Taiwan starting in January. The company plans to open 15 of the teishoku (set meal) shops in Taiwan ...
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Marathon Details Explained
The details of Fukuoka Marathon 2014, a new full marathon for citizens, have been released. The race, which will be held on November 9, will start at the Tenjin intersection in cen...
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Tesla to Open Dealership in Fukuoka
Based on its Northern Kyushu Automobile Industry Cluster Promotion Plan, Fukuoka Prefecture aims to not only attract automobile-related industries to the area, but to present a new...
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Pink Striped Buses Debut
Dec. 9, The Nishinippon Railroad Company began using pink striped Nishitetsu buses to help passengers more easily identify buses traveling along Watanabe-dori between Tenjin and Oh...
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Plans for Kyushu’s Tallest Condo
The Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Nippo Corporation and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. will begin construction on Kyushu’s highest condominium in Island City, Higashi-ku in Februar...
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Fukuoka Organization Takes Elder Care to China
Souseikai, a Fukuoka-based social welfare corporation that operates elder care facilities throughout Japan, will open a fee-based elder care home next year in Hangzhou City, Zhejia...
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Fukuoka’s Furusato Tax Incomes Up
Five years have passed since the furusato (hometown) tax, a system that lets taxpayers donate some of their residential taxes to their former hometowns or other towns they want to ...
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Kyushu Companies Hire Record Number of Int’l Students
On Dec. 12, the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry released its Kyushu Economic Internationalization Data, an annual statistical report that includes figures for categori...
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Kyushu Olle Adds 4 New Courses
The Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization has released four new Kyushu Olle trekking courses. Originating on the South Korean island of Jeju, olle are unique trekking trails that h...