Fukuoka City Sells Desalinated Genkai Seawater
Fukuoka City is selling a new range of pet bottles filled with desalinated Genkai sea water. The drinking water sells for ¥200/bottle (500ml) and is available at the “Universal Caf...
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Hakata Ippudo Opens in Taiwan
Fukuoka’s famous ramen shop, Hakata Ippudo opened in Taiwan on May 3! The launch received a warm reception, with people lined up outside the store before opening. The new Taiwan lo...
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Open Top Bus Numbers Hit 10K
Fukuoka’s Open Top Bus recorded over 10,000 passengers on May 7, only 45 days since launching on March 24! The figure reaches Nishitetsu’s goal of 10,000 one week earlier than expe...
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Beetle Passengers Soar Over Golden Week
JR Kyushu reported an increased passenger load on their high-speed ships between Busa and Fukuoka route during Golden Week. Due to the strong value of the yen, the number of Japane...
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Photochemical Smog Warning for Fukuoka
Yesterday, May 7, an advisory warning was released regarding photochemical smog in Fukuoka city. It’s the first time in three years since Fukuoka has experienced the smog- the last...
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Ebisu FM Starts Broadcasting in Saga
Ebisu FM, a community FM station based in Saga City, began broadcasting May 1 at 89.6 on the dial. Community FM stations have a limited broadcast area.
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Kyushu Governors Not Enthusiastic about Sharing Okinawa’s Burden of U.S. Bases
The Nishi-Nippon Shimbun conducted a survey of Kyushu’s seven governors regarding their views of the American military bases on Okinawa.
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JR Kyushu Posts Record High Profit
JR Kyushu announced that it earned 20.272 billion yen of current profit in FY 2011, an increase of 2.3 times from the previous year, on revenue of 332.8 billion yen, a 12% increase...
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JR Kyushu Agrees to Start Nagasaki Shinkansen Construction
The JR Kyushu board of directors has given its approval for the start of construction on the Nagasaki-Isahaya leg of the western Kyushu Shinkansen, and reported that approval to th...
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Winged Dinosaur Fossils Found in Nagasaki
The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum confirmed that 15 fossil specimens of winged dinosaurs have been discovered in Nagasaki City in a soil layer about 84 million years old.