Iwataya, Mitsukoshi to Revamp Food Corners
Iwataya-Mitsukoshi, the Fukuoka-based operator of the Iwataya and Mitsukoshi department stores in Tenjin, will improve the food floors in both stores with renovations. The Mitsukos...
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City to Add Bus Parking at Chuo Wharf
Fukuoka City announced plans to build a parking lot on Chuo Wharf big enough to hold 100 large passenger buses. The lot will be ready sometime next fiscal year, and the City aims t...
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Big Brewers Release More Kyushu-Themed Cans
On Oct. 2, Sapporo will begin offering its Mugi to Hoppu third category beer in a can touting Nagasaki’s nightscape. Commemorating the first anniversary of Nagasaki’s nightscape be...
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Thai Air VP Praises Kyushu, Announces Charter Flight to Kumamoto
During a visit to Kyushu, Thai Airways Vice President Petchpring Sarasin announced plans to begin charter service between Bangkok and Kumamoto next May. The company is proactively ...
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City Bulletin October 2013
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
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Fukuoka Land Prices Up
On Sept. 19, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism released the land prices of selected sites in Japan (as of July 1). The figures show that the average ...
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Smaller Local Supermarkets Struggle
According to a survey conducted by the Fukuoka Branch of Teikoku Databank, 59% of supermarkets in the Kyushu and Okinawa region with sales of at least ¥1 billion experienced decrea...
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One Day Tourist Pass To Go On Sale Full Time
Nishinipppon Railroad, JR Kyushu Karatsu, Saga-based Showa Jidosha and Fukuoka City have teamed up to sell the Fukuoka City Tourist Pass, a one-day ticket for foreign visitors good...
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“This Japanese Life” Author Publishes Book
Finishing his three-year chapter in Fukuoka on the JET Program, American expat Eryk Salvaggio recently announced the release of his first book - a collection of essays titled “This...
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JR Kyushu Unveils Seven Stars Interior
On Sept. 13, JR Kyushu opened the doors of its luxury train, Seven Stars in Kyushu, to the press. The following is a report by a Nishinippon Shimbun reporter. ------- We entered ...