IKEA Shingu Fukuoka – 1,500,000 Visitors
On August 27, IKEA Shingu Fukuoka, the first and only IKEA store in Kyushu, recorded its 1,500,000th visitor. Izumi Yasuko and her family was handed a ¥150,000 coupon by the store ...
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Drink Beer and Support Fukuoka
Asahi Beer Fukuoka has announced that ¥1 from every bottle and can beer sold in the prefecture will be donated to local charities and NPOs for ecology and cultural projects. This p...
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Spaceworld Reports 5th Year of Visitor Increases
Spaceworld theme park in Kitakyushu has reported a 5th year of visitor increases. A reduction in the entry fee and improvements to the park are said to have attracted patrons. Sour...
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Jetstar Increases Flights to Fukuoka
Today, Narita based LCC Jetstar (a subsidiary of JAL) launched a new domestic route from KIX (Kansai International Airport) to Fukuoka. Jetstar aims to make KIX their second hub ai...
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Fukuoka Animated Feature Film Debuts Aug. 25
Popular Fukuoka-made CG animation film “After School Midnighters” will premiere in Fukuoka at T-Joy Cinema on Aug. 25, and will be played in around 100 T-joy and Warner Mycal Cinem...
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Trust Park to be Listed on Mothers
Fukuoka City-based Trust Park, a company that operates and manages parking lots, has been approved for listing on Mothers, the section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange established for n...
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First Increase in Tax Revenue from Kyushu in Five Years
The Fukuoka and Kumamoto branches of the National Tax Agency have issued a report on tax revenue from Kyushu for 2011. Total tax revenue was 2.5181 trillion yen, a 0.5% rise from t...
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Construction Starts on New Leg of Kyushu Shinkansen
A ceremony marking the start of construction on a new stretch of the Kyushu Shinkansen between Isahaya and Nagasaki City was held on the 18th. This part of the Shinkansen is schedu...
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Honda to Develop Motorcycles in Kumamoto
Honda Motor Co. will transfer 276 technicians at its motorcycle R&D center in Saitama Prefecture to its only motorcycle plant in the country in Kumamoto Prefecture in October, it w...
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Halal Trade Fair to be Held in Fukuoka City
A trade fair featuring food products produced in accordance with halal dietary regulations will be held next February in Fukuoka City, the Nishinippon Shimbun reported. The objecti...