JR Kyushu to Develop Rechargeable Battery Trains
JR Kyushu announced it will start work to develop trains powered by rechargeable battery packs as replacements for the diesel engine trains running on tracks without overhead power...
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JR Kyushu Expects Highest Revenue on Record
JR Kyushu revealed that it anticipates revenue for FY 2011 to total 192.8 billion yen, exceeding their projections as the beginning of the year and a record high for the company. T...
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Kyushu Ground Database Enhanced
The Kyushu branch of the Japanese Geotechnical Society completed the revision of its database on soil conditions and the ground in all the Kyushu prefectures, enabling a more detai...
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Council to Promote Kyushu Agriculture Formed
A council to promote agriculture in Kyushu as a growth industry, created through an alliance of representatives from the agricultural, commercial, and industrial sectors, held its ...
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City Bulletin Apr. 2012
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka City's Shisei Dayori. This month: Open Top Sightseeing Buses Debut, 100,000 Tulips Tie Tenjin & Hakata Together, Hakatan Walk Stamp...
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Fukuoka City Disaster Preparedness
Many foreigners have never experienced an earthquake. Fortunately, they are very infrequent in Fukuoka, however it is important to be prepared.
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Bag Snatching in Fukuoka
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AKB48 Specialty Shop Opens in Fukuoka City
The AKB48 Café & Shop Hakata, selling merchandise from the AKB48 and HKT48 singing groups, opened on the 20th in Fukuoka City. It is the third shop nationwide bearing the AKB48 bra...
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Sharp Increase in Companies Moving from Tokyo to Kyushu
The Fukuoka office of Teikoku Databank released the results of its survey of companies that moved their headquarters either to or away from the Kyushu/Okinawa region in 2011. While...
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Trials to Use Hot Springs for Power to Begin
Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture and Oguni-machi in Kumamoto Prefecture plan to begin trials of power generating systems using local hot springs. The two municipalities were chosen for...