Blackout at Solaria Plaza
On 9/25 at around 19:20, Solaria Plaza’s 7F~17F experienced a sudden blackout that lasted around 20 mins. Power was lost in the hotel’s guest rooms, the movie theatre, gym and beau...
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City Bulletin October 2012
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
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Appeal for 10,000 ‘City Supporters’ For Foreign Visitors
Fukuoka will be abuzz for the next few months, with many international conventions and sporting events scheduled. Fukuoka City’s Convention Bureau is creating a group of 10,000 vol...
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CCA Kitakyushu Develops a Font
As Kitakyushu prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary of participating in municipal government, the city looks upon a new challenge– to introduce Kitakyushu’s local products to ...
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Nostalgic Manga Posters on Display
Until Oct 1, Maruzen Gallery in Tenjin’s Junkudo Bookshop will display 60 manga posters of the Showa Era (1926-1989). The posters include Astro Boy and Cyborg 009. Some posters wil...
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Air-conditioning and Hot-water Units Stolen Throughout City
Fukuoka City has experienced twice as many thefts of air-conditioning and hot-water units this year. Between Jan~Jul this year, more than 400 units have been reported stolen in the...
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Fukuoka City Green Town Association Award
The plant-covered building, Grand Vision’ in Tenjin, Yakuin Business Garden in Yakuin, WITH THE STYLE FUKUOKA in Hakata-minami, the residence of Tamae and Fujimoto in Teriha, and t...
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Fukuoka to Host Figure Skating GP Finals
Fukuoka City has officially been selected to host the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final competition. The GP finals will be held at Marine Messe Fukuoka between 12/5~8, 2013. M...
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Today is International Alzheimer Day
Sep 21 is Alzheimer’s Day a part of International Alzheimer Month. Carers and family of those living with dementia, hope to raise awareness to improve understanding within the comm...
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Baby Seal Gets a Name
The baby sea lion at Marine World has been given the name “Karin”, after an appeal to the public from the aquarium for ideas of a name. 406 of the 7048 entries were for “Karin”. V...