Saga Sake Brewers to Hike Prices
It was discovered that nine of 29 sake brewers in Saga Prefecture plan to raise the suggested retail price of their sake between April and May in an effort to combat rising product...
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Orange Railway to Add Dining Car
Hisatsu Orange Railway, the third-sector company that operates trains between Yatsushiro, Kumamoto and Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, unveiled its new dining car, the Orange Café, to th...
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Yatai Ordinance Details Released
On Mar. 4 Fukuoka released a summary of its Yatai Ordiance, a law aimed at clarifying rules for operating outdoor food stalls and cracking down on violators. The new law will allow...
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City Hall Heaps on More Aid for Hakataza
Fukuoka City has finalized plans to provide additional financial support to Hakataza Theater in the upcoming fiscal year. City Hall will allocate ¥130 million to help cover utiliti...
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Northern Kyushu Pegged for Osprey Training Flights
The Ministry of Defense announced that the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft deployed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Ginowan, Okinawa), will conduct low-altitude training...
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United Cinema Torius Hisayama Opens
The twelve screen movie theater, United Cinema Torius Hisayama opened Mar. 1. The theater replaces the Toho Cinema which closed in Aug. last year. The theaters can seat 1,644 in to...
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City Demands Compliance with Yatai Rules
On Feb. 28, Fukuoka City held a seminar at Chuo Ward Office for outdoor food stall operators to enhance compliance with its Yatai Guidelines. In the seminar, city officials outline...
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Kyudai Grad Students Design Hotel
Graduate students at Kyushu University’s Ito Campus have designed a hotel to be built in neighboring Itoshima. The students gave a presentation on their work at Itoshima City Hall ...
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Gvt. Issues New PM2.5 Standards, City to Rethink Policy
Amid heightened concerns of the health effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the Ministry of the Environment released interim public health safety guidelines on Feb. 27 in a ...
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Watermelon Harvest Begins
The annual watermelon harvest began in the Kamoto of Kumamoto, Feb 27. The cold winter experienced this year forced a later start of harvest than usual. The first fruit picked will...