Nissan Remains Committed to Kyushu
In an interview with Nishinippon Shimbun, Chief Operating Officer of Nissan Motor Toshiyuki Shiga said that the company wants to maintain production at its plant in Kanda, Kitakyus...
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Korean Ferry Passengers Reach Record High
According to the Kyushu Transportation Bureau, the total number of passengers on ferries linking Korea to Kyushu and Yamaguchi fell 2.5% year-on-year to 604,000 for the for period ...
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City Bulletin November 2013
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
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Win a free wedding at Marinoa Resort Hotel
To celebrate their opening, the new Marinoa Resort Hotel in Fukuoka will be giving away a free wedding to one lucky couple. This generous give-away includes the dress, ceremony, fo...
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KLM Increases Flights For Fukuoka–Amsterdam Route Beginning Mar. 31
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced today (Oct. 22) an increase the frequency to Fukuoka adding a 4th flight from summer schedule 2014. KLM is the first airline to offer direct flig...
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Kyushu Couples Prefer Big Weddings
According to Bridal Trends 2013, a survey issued by Recruit Marketing, the publisher of the bridal information magazine Zekushi, Kyushu ranked second out of 15 regions for the aver...
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Miyazaki Caviar to Go on Sale Next Month
The Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Experiment Station will begin selling caviar made from locally raised sturgeon on Nov. 22. The station has been researching aquaculture for 30 ye...
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Saga to Use Road Slopes for Solar Power
Saga Prefecture plans to let a solar power generating company use the slopes on a roads near the Ariake Sea free of charge. Under revised Road Act passed in April, roads and slopes...
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Meiwa Electric Motors Release First Electric Scooter
Meiwa Electric Motors, based in Itoshima City, Fukuoka have announced the release of their first ever electric scooter which will be available from the end of October. The scooter ...
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Cash-strapped Avispa May Lose License
Japan J2 League soccer team Avispa Fukuoka has run into financial difficulty. The team faces a shortfall of ¥50 million, and given the lack of progress that fundraising efforts hav...