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Mar 15, 2013

Amaou Strawberry Festa 2013

Marinoa City, Fukuoka, will host the Amaou Strawberry Festa 2013 on Mar. 20. Fukuoka Pref. spent six years on research and development before the special berries hit the market in ...

Mar 15, 2013

Fukuoka Prefecture Inks Agreement with Lawson

Fukuoka Prefecture and Tokyo-based convenience store giant Lawson signed a general agreement on regional revitalization on Mar. 13. Under this agreement, both parties will cooperat...

Mar 13, 2013

Kitakyushu Mayor Proud of Accepting Debris

Marking two years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, Mar. 11, Kenji Kitahashi, Kitakyushu City Mayor has spoken of the continued support the city will offer. He spoke of the pr...

Mar 13, 2013

Questionnaire on Gifts for White Day

White Day began in 1978, when Fukuoka based confectioner, Ishimura Manseido Co.,Ltd, decided to dedicate a day when men can give gifts to women they received Valentine’s Day presen...

Mar 12, 2013

Pacific League T.V on P.C, Smartphones and Tablets

Pacific League T.V, is now available for Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Fan Club Members at the special price of ¥980 (incl.tax) per month a saving from the regular ¥1,500. All Pacific Lea...

Mar 11, 2013

Update on Displaced Persons from Tohoku to Kyushu

According to the Reconstruction Agency, the number of persons who have evacuated to Kyushu from the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake rose by 51 to 2,429 (as of Feb...

Mar 11, 2013

Pillar Holes Unearthed in Fukuoka Castle Remains

The Fukuoka City team in charge of refurbishing Fukuoka Castle, a national historic site, has discovered holes from pillars used to support mud walls. None of the pillars or walls ...

Mar 8, 2013

Mayor Vows to Keep Kawaii-ku

After a review conducted by the Gender Equality Promotion Council, Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced that Fukuoka’s City’s virtual seventh ward, Kawaii-ku, would be “maintained an...