Kyushu Basho Day 1 – Egyptian Debuts at Elite Level
21-year old Egyptian Osuna-arashi (born Abdelrahman Sharan) made his debut in sumo’s elite makuuchi division on Sunday at the opening of this year’s Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. D...
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Tosu City Mascot’s Wings Clipped for Dirty Talk
Totto-chan, Tosu City’s (Saga Prefecture) popular mascot has been in the media after complaints he participated in obscene conversation during a late-night radio program. Not...
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Fukuoka Tower Illumination
Fukuoka Tower is getting ready to kick off its Christmas illumination – and anyone in the area last night (Nov. 7) would have received a preview as they tested the lights. This yea...
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Saga to Experiment with Euglena
Saga City will begin conducting an experiment to cultivate Euglena using CO2 from its garbage incinerator. Euglena are single-celled photosynthetic organisms that are used for heal...
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Muscular Dystrophy Clinic to Open in Nakagawa
The Japan Muscular Dystrophy Association will open its first clinic in early December in Nakagawa Town. According to the Association, it is extremely rare for an association of pat...
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Subways, Some Trains to Run Later on Fridays in December
The Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau announced that it will run the city subways for 30 extra minutes every Friday of December in line with the end-of-year party season. The exte...
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Fukuoka City Aims to Halt Stray Animal Euthanasia
Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced Nov. 4 that Fukuoka is progressing towards a day when no cats or dogs will be euthanized in the city. At an animal protection festival he...
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Hakata Bay Cruises Now Available from Marinoa
On Nov. 1, Shizuoka-based Nihon Kaiyo Kanko began operating Hakata Bay cruises from the Marinoa City shopping complex in Nishi-ku. The 19-ton Youmin Tomato has a capacity of 90 and...
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Condo Sales Up Across Kyushu
According to a survey by Jutaku Ryutsu Shimposha, a Fukuoka-based real estate research company, condominium sales in the seven prefectures of Kyushu increased 6.2% year-on-year for...
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Supporters Call for Mayor to Run Again
At a fundraiser on Nov. 2, Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima spoke about his vision for the future in light of his track record over the past three years. Deputy Prime Minister Taro...