Name Announced for New Gate in Hakata
After an appeal to the public for ideas for the name for the new gate being built at 1 Hakataekimae, the name Tsujinodoguchimon and nickname Hakatasennennomon have been announced. ...
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New Council Eyes Better Access to Airport’s Int’l Terminal
A liaison council of 13 public and private entities was launched on Feb. 13 with the aim of improving the convenience of Fukuoka Airport’s international terminal. It plans to doubl...
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Kyushu Eco Mileage Scheme
In an effort to reduce CO2 emissions from households, the seven prefectures of Kyushu will adopt a carbon mileage program in which consumers can redeem points received from reducin...
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Annual Aso Grass Burn-Off Begins
The grass burn-off in the Mt. Aso area began Feb 10, with the assistance of 60 volunteers. On the first day, 26 hectares were burned. The plans are that by April, 16,000 hectares w...
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Fukuoka to Offer 3-D Virtual Castle Experience
Fukuoka City will launch a new service this April that lets visitors to Maizuru Park view 3-D graphic reconstructions of Fukuoka Castle by pointing tablet computers at the ruins. T...
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Fukuoka Plans to Hire 100 Cops
Amid a recent rash of incidents thought to be connected to organized crime, a plan to hire 100 police officers in fiscal 2013 was reported at a meeting of the Police Affairs Commit...
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City Urges Residents to Recycle Old Devices
Do you have any old mobile phones or small electronic devices lying around? Old electronics are an important source gold, silver and rare earth metals that can be reused. Fukuoka h...
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Kyushu Produce Home Delivered to Hong Kong
A home delivery service providing fresh Kyushu-grown produce to consumers in Hong Kong began in late January. The fresh “flavors of Kyushu”, which are delivered on daily flights be...
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Kyudai Prof. Makes Case for Collider
A conference was held at the Chikushino City Lifelong Learning Center on Feb. 10 about the International Linear Collider, a proposed next-generation particle accelerator, and the r...
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Fukuoka’s Cute Ward Threatened
City Hall has received several complaints from citizens that its virtual seventh ward, Kawaii-ku (“Cute Ward”), is sending the message that “women must be cute”. The City’s Gender ...