Akiyama to Remain with Hawks
According to sources, Koji Akiyama, who will enter his 6th year of coaching the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks next spring, will remain at the helm of the ball club. The 5th-place Hawks ar...
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Aeon and Daiei Offer Sales as Veggie Prices Soar
With vegetable prices soaring due to the extreme summer heat, supermarket giants Daiei and Aeon launched massive veggie sales in most of their Kyushu outlets. Local markets have re...
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Human Error and Weather Halt Local Trains
JR Kyushu held a press conference on the afternoon of July 18 to apologize for the massive transportation disruption caused that morning by an error made during the changing of a c...
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Daimyo Art Action 2013 Artist Wanted!
How would you like to paint an original mural that will brighten up Fukuoka’s Daimyo district? Applications are currently open for local artists to submit their ideas for a commiss...
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More Local Companies Plan to Hire Fresh Grads Next Spring
According to the results of a survey conducted by the Fukuoka Employers’ Association, 20.1% (+8.3% year-on-year) of employers plan to hire more fresh graduates in FY2014, while 14....
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Prefecture to Build Loo on Mt. Hiko
Mt. Hiko, one of Japan’s major monk training areas of yore and a destination for many a modern-day hiker, is getting a public toilet on its zenith. The summit of Mt. Hiko summit wa...
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Kyuden Applies to Restart Genkai Reactors
On July 12, Kyushu Electric Power Co. submitted applications to the Nuclear Regulation Agency (NRA) to restart the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant (Genka...
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Line to Build Office in Fukuoka
According to sources, LINE, the Tokyo-based software company that makes the free communication smartphone app of the same name, plans to erect a building in Fukuoka by the fall of ...
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Kagoshima Vows to Keep Shanghai Route
In an effort to maintain flight service from Kagoshima to Shanghai, Kagoshima Prefecture sent the first group of public servants to Shanghai for an on-site training session on July...
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Onojo Man Wins World Coffee Contest
Naoki Goto, a 38-year old coffee shop owner from Onojo City won the grand prize at the World Coffee Roasting Championship held in Nice, France June 26~28. On the first day of the c...