New Company to Employ Ex-convicts
Local real estate company owner and volunteer probation officer Isao Soejima has established a recycling company called Human Harbor to provide jobs to ex-convicts. Sympathetic to ...
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City to Test Direct Bus Routes to Waterfront
Fukuoka City will pilot a new direct bus route linking the Tenjin and Hakata Station areas with the Waterfront, the area along Hakata Bay that is home to the Fukuoka International ...
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McDonald’s Tests Burger Prices in Kyushu
On Jan. 16 it was discovered that McDonald’s Japan raised the price of its iconic hamburger from ¥100 to ¥120 at 145 outlets in and around Kyushu. Amid a prolonged slump, the burge...
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Munakata to Reproduce Edo Period Marriage Parade
On February 24th Munakata cities citizen group, the Akama districts community management council, will be holding their annual Akama inn festival where they will reenact a marriage...
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Fukuoka’s Desalinated Bottled Sea Water
The sales of bottled water made from desalinated water of the Genkai Sea since last year April has been going well. The "Drinkable sea water" has been on sale for ¥200 at the City ...
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Plans for Kyushu Luxury Train Cruises Attract Millionaires Overseas
The "Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury sleeper cruise train, which will start making the rounds of Kyushu next autumn, has been quick to catch on with well-off people not only in Japan...
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HTB Gives up on Nagasaki-Shanghai Route
Huis Ten Bosch subsidiary HTB Cruise announced on Jan. 11 that it has abandoned efforts to resume its Nagasaki-Shanghai passenger service. The company said will explore resuming ca...
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Fukuoka Chimps Eat Winter Veg To Prevent Colds
As the cold days continue, Fukuoka Zoo is feeding its resident chimpanzees vitamin C rich winter vegetables to assist in the prevention of catching a cold. Zoo keepers have been pr...
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German Arrested For Smuggling Stimulants
A 53 year old German woman was arrested at Hakata Port after arriving from Busan, Korea on Jan 11, for narcotic importation. Authorities found two packs containing a total of two k...
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Kyushu Home to 138 Top Companies
On Jan. 10 the Fukuoka Branch of Tokyo Shoko Research released a list of 138 top companies headquartered in Kyushu and Okinawa ranked by sales volume, market share and other factor...