Kyushu Highway Buses Unite to Offer Online Discounts
Fourteen highway bus operators in Kyushu, including Fukuoka-based Nishinippon Railroad and Kumamoto-based Kyusanko Bus, will begin phasing in internet-only discounts this July. The...
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Fukuoka International School Names New Director
Kazuo Oniki, Fukuoka Financial Group advisor and former president of Shinwa Bank, was appointed as the Executive Director of Fukuoka International School (FIS) on May 22. The first...
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Ogori Army Division (Fukuoka) Deployed to Sudan
40 troops from the Fukuoka-based Ogori Army Division Camp of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces were deployed for peacekeeping operation in South Sudan on May 26. The Ogori divis...
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Koga City Promotes “Kogashi”
Koga City plans to approach local companies and restaurants in an effort to develop “kogashi” (parched) foods, as local specialties. It is also a play on the city’s own name. The C...
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ILC Group Takes Petition to the Streets
Let’s Bring the ILC to Kyushu, a group of young people in their 20s and 30s, continue to collect signatures in an effort raise awareness of the International Linear Collider (ILC),...
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Kyushu Symphony Hit Hard by Kyuden Cuts
The 60-year Kyushu Symphony Orchestra is struggling to rebuild. Founded in 1953, it has been supported with generous donations from Kyushu Electric Power Company ever since, and it...
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Saibu Gas Eyes Rate Cut Next Year
In an interview with Nishinippon Shimbun, president of Saibu Gas, Yoshio Sakemi, revealed plans to lower gas rates once the Hibiki Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in northern Kyu...
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Singapore Airlines Launches Daily FUK~SIN Flights Today
Beginning today, May 28, Singapore Airlines increased the number of flights on their Fukuoka ~ Singapore route. Previously, the airline offered 5 flights per week on the route, but...
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City Certifies Incubated Companies
On May 27, Fukuoka City began granting “Incubated in Fukuoka” certification logos to companies that are operating, or have operated, in low-rent incubator spaces for entrepreneurs....
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Rainy Season is Here, Guerilla Rains Expected
It’s time to bust out the old umbrella – Kyushu’s rainy season (“tsuyu” in Japanese) officially started today, May 28, and it’s forecast to be a strong one! Conditions for most of ...