Mongooses Found Moving North in Kagoshima
Kagoshima Prefecture announced the finding of a mongoose, a specified alien species that has a detrimental effect on the ecology, in Satsumasendai, and thinks several might inhabit...
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Hotto Motto to Open Bento Delivery Shop in Beijing
Fukuoka City-based Plenus, which operates the Hotto Motto bento chain, revealed it will open a bento shop in Beijing that specializes in delivery of the meals. The company plans to...
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Yufuin Art Museum to Close
The privately owned Yufuin Art Museum in the hot springs resort town in Oita Prefecture will close at the end of March. More than 10,000 people visit the museum every year, but the...
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Shabondama Soap Develops Solar Panel Cleaner
Kitakyushu-based Shabondama Soap has developed a solar panel cleaner for the commercial market. It is designed to be an environmentally friendly product, because the soap used cont...
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Tenjin Shopping Facilities to Undergo Major Refurbishing
Plans are underway to refurbish this spring the IMS, Vioro, and Tenjin Vivre buildings housing specialty shops in the Fukuoka City Tenjin District. Sales at these establishments ha...
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Fukuoka Prefecture to Provide 600 Million Yen to Cancer Facility
Fukuoka Prefecture announced it will provide 600 million yen to a new advanced cancer treatment center under construction in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, to purchase medical equipment. T...
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Local Governments in Kagoshima Promote Tourism in Fukuoka City
A council to promote tourism in Kagoshima Prefecture, consisting of local governments and tourism associations, held a publicity event at a Fukuoka City hotel on the 2nd for travel...
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Nishitetsu to Start Condo Renovation Business
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Co. (Nishitetsu) announced it will launch a business for renovating older condominium buildings for resale. The company has been in the business of renovat...
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Record High Cruise Ship Kyushu Port Calls Scheduled
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau reports that overseas cruise ships are scheduled to call on Kyushu ports 179 times in 2012. This is three times more than last year’s total, wh...
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Fukuoka Prefecture Police to Get Advanced DNA Identification Device
The National Police Agency revealed it will provide sophisticated automated DNA identification devices to Fukuoka Prefecture and three other prefectures at the end of March. The de...