Starflyer First in Japan to Buy Airbus A320 with Sharklet
Kitakyushu based airline, Starflyer, has announced it will purchase an Airbus A320. The new airplane will arrive in June 2013, and will be the first Airbus A320 purchased in Japan....
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Hakata Dolls for Year of the Snake on Display
2013 is the year of the snake according to the traditional Chinese calendar. 40 Hakata Doll makers will display their year of the snake dolls at Takumi Gallery in ACROS Fukuoka unt...
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Foreigners on the Rise in Kyushu
On Nov. 29, the Kyushu District Transport Bureau announced the number of foreigners entering Kyushu in Sep. 2012 increased by 30.4 % from Sep. 2011. A total of 85,000 foreigners we...
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Fukuoka Pref. Prepares for Federal Election
The federal government election is set for Sunday, Dec 16, and campaigning has already begun. Fukuoka Pref. has 11 electoral districts with each district with at least three candid...
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Photos of Local Birds on Display in Koga
An exhibition of photos of 70 types of birds found in the Koga area will be held Dec 5~16. Entry is free. It will be held at Sunfrea in 2 Chuo, Koga City. For further details, plea...
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Santa Lighthouse in Hakata Port
Your eyes don’t deceive you! Santa Claus has come to town early this year, in the form of a lighthouse at Hakata Port! It took the staff at the Fukuoka Coast Guard four days to com...
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Fukuoka Considering to Build Cruise Ship Terminal
Currently, cruise ships from overseas dock at a wharf in Hakata Bay without use of a permanent terminal. Fukuoka City has announced it is considering the construction of a terminal...
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Kenyan Gitau Wins Fukuoka International Marathon
Fukuoka International Marathon took place in central Fukuoka City on Sunday, Dec. 2. Kenyan runner Joseph Gitau outpaced Polish Olympian Henryk Szost to take the lead for the last ...
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Oita Trinita Returns to J1
Oita Trinita, which was sixth in the J2 table, won a playoff match in Tokyo to earn promotion to the J1 league next season. They defeated 5th place Chiba by a score of 1-0 with a g...
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Lavish Transportation Allowances for Nagasaki Prefectural Council Members
A Nishinippon Shimbun investigation found that the Nagasaki Prefectural Council created a rule providing from 5-8,000 yen a day to each of the 46 council members for transportation...