Damage Estimates for Nankai Quake
On Mar. 18 the Cabinet Office released its estimates for physical damages and economic losses in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough. Experts have said a large e...
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Costco Kitakyushu Opens Mar. 22!
Costco Wholesale Japan announced the opening of two new warehouses: Kitakyushu Warehouse on March 22 and Hiroshima Warehouse on March 23, 2013. Costco is the world's largest member...
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RKB Radio to Build Solar Farm
Fukuoka City's RKB Radio announced Mar. 15, it will start to build solar farms at its radio towers in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu and Yukuhashi City in April. Construction will cost 3...
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Kyushu’s First Mega Don Quijote Opened
Mega Don Quijote opened their first Mega-store in Kyushu in Iizuka City on Mar. 15. The new store is 2,860㎡, and is filled with 80,000 items ranging from food to famous brand handb...
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PARCO Doubles Down on Fukuoka
Tokyo-based PARCO has announced it will purchase the building housing its Tenjin store along with an adjacent building from the Tsuzuki Educational Institution Group for ¥26.5 bill...
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Ultra-compact Cars Approved for Public Use
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has announced that it will allow 15 municipalities and companies around Japan to use ultra-compact cars on public...
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TPP has Opponents and Proponents in Kyushu
Upon Prime Minister Abe’s announcement that Japan would join the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the debate on the trade bloc’s effect on Kyushu has heated up...
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Korean Monks Attempt to Visit Burgled Temple in Tsushima
Four monks from Pusok Temple in South Chungcheong Province, Korea arrived in Tsushima, Nagasaki on Mar. 14 to meet with their Japanese counterparts about the issue of a Buddha sta...
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Hakata Gets More Historical Signs
Since February , a local citizen’s group, Hakata Revival Plan, has installed 15 new historical markers primarily in Hakata Ward as part of its community development efforts. Approx...
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Jetstar to Increase Fukuoka and Oita Flights
Jetstar Japan announced Mar. 14 it will increase domestic flights, including more flights to Fukuoka and Oita. The new flights will start Jun. 11. The flights between Narita and Fu...