Fukuoka Hosting International Bridge Competition
For nine days from Aug 25, the Hilton Hotel in Fukuoka will be the stage for the 7th Asia Pacific Bridge Congress’ Bridge Competition. About 300 participants are expected to join a...
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New Police Commissioner Promises Crackdown
Kyushu Area’s new police commissioner, Michitoshi Ishida, has promised to come down hard on organized crime gangs during his press conference Aug 14. He hopes to gain public confid...
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Fire inspection of Fukuoka Hotels
After a fire caused 7 deaths in a Hiroshima hotel in May, 73 hotels in Fukuoka City were inspected for fire safety on Aug 7. 50 hotels were found to have 87 minor problems under th...
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Opera Appealing for Performers
Tokyo Opera Association (NPO) is looking for about 30 participants to join their Fukuoka production of ‘Tenzora No Machi’ on Jan 14. This inclusive opera has performers from profes...
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Fukuoka Home to New Sport ‘Basutabo’
A new sport has been created in Fukuoka which is similar to volleyball but teams of 4 are in pairs, and each pair has a bath towel to receive and push the ball over the net. There ...
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Fire at Pine Forest in Imazu, Nishi-ku
A fire broke out at the pine forest along Ohara Beach in Imazu, Nishi-ku on Aug 4. The blaze is thought to have been started by a discarded cigarette. The fire department is asking...
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Two Kyushu Power Plants Resume Operation
Kyushu Electric Power announced it had resumed operations at the Yamakawa geothermal plant in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, and the diesel fuel Shinarikawa Plant at Shinkamigoto-c...
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Outlook Dim for Kyushu Rice Crop
Rice Databank, a Tokyo company analyzing the rice market, released their forecasts for the current year’s rice crop. While their evaluation of the national crop was “somewhat good”...
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Multiple Taxiways to be Added to Fukuoka Airport by 2019
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport will begin a project this year to increase the taxiways for domestic flights at Fukuoka Airport as a way to reduce the congestio...
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70% of Regional Businesses Expect to Take a Hit from the Consumption Tax Increase
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank released the results of its corporate sentiment survey, which found that 70% of the businesses in the region, including Okinawa Prefecture, t...