Hiroki Kokubo to Coach Samurai Japan
Retired Softbank Hawks player Hiroki Kokubo has been tapped by Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) to coach the Japanese national baseball team, also known as “Samurai Japan”. The n...
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Local Businesses Explore Ways to Deal with Tax Hike
The national government approved a proposal to up the consumption tax to 8% by next April, and companies in Kyushu have begun making preparations ahead of the tax hike. However, si...
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100,000 Ride Open Top Bus
Tourists and residents alike have been enjoying the high life in Fukuoka – over 100,000 of them have now taken in the city sights on an open top bus tour. The buses, launched in 20...
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Kyushu Winter Weather Forecast
Fukuoka should brace itself for a cold winter this year, according to the latest three and six month forecasts released by the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory. Low pres...
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Japan Post Eyes Marui as Tenant for New Bldg.
JAPAN POST EYES MARUI AS TENANT FOR NEW BLDG :: Sources say that Japan Post Group will tap Marui Group, the Tokyo-based fashion department store operator, as the primary tenant in ...
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Saibu Gas to Build New Pipeline
Fukuoka-based Saibu Gas has announced it will build a high pressure gas pipeline to transport gas from the Hibiki Liquid Natural Gas Terminal currently under construction in Wakama...
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Zoo Sets New Monthly Attendance Record
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, the Fukuoka City Zoo recorded more than 80,000 monthly visitors in September for the first time in 26 years. New houses for its sun bear...
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Foreigners’ Perspective on Fukuoka’s Urban Mobility
Is Fukuoka an easy city to get around? How would you rank it? How can it be improved? Please help us understand foreigners’ perspectives of Urban Mobility in Fukuoka by answering s...
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Fukuoka Prefecture Brand Ranking Improves, Hokkaido Reigns Supreme
Tokyo-based Brand Research Institute released its annual Prefectural and Municipal Brand Rankings last week. The rankings, which are now it their 8th year, are based on a 72-questi...
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JR Kyushu May Develop Part of Old Ropponmatsu Campus
JR Kyushu is considering participating in the redevelopment of the Kyushu University Ropponmatsu Campus site and will build commercial facilities and condominiums if it wins the bi...