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Jun 14, 2019 Local News
ANA Intercontinental Beppu Announces Opening Date
The ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa will open in the Myoban area of Beppu City, Oita Prefecture on August 1. The four-story hotel will be built on a space of 82,000 square ...
Jun 13, 2019 Local News
Kyushu’s First Tokyo 2020 Official Shop Opens inside BIC Camera Tenjin
The first Tokyo 2020 Official Shop in Kyushu opened in Tenjin this morning (June 13) on the first floor of BIC Camera Tenjin #1 store. Approximately 600 licensed items including cl...
Jun 13, 2019 Local News
Pulze Heated Tobacco Makes Global Debut in Fukuoka
A new heated tobacco product from a British cigarette maker, Imperial Brands PLC, made its world debut in Fukuoka on May 6. The product, Pulze (¥6,980) heats a nicotine-and-flavore...
Jun 12, 2019 Local News
Kyuden to Purchase Solar Energy from Households at Lower Rate
On June 6, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) announced that they will purchase electricity back from households with solar panels at a new rate of ¥7 per kilowatt hour after the e...
Jun 12, 2019 Local News
Mayor of Fukuoka and Assemblymen’s Salaries made Public
Income and assets of Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima as well as the assembly members of Fukuoka City were made public on June 7. The report lists savings, real estate, securi...
Jun 12, 2019 Local News
Custom Information for Tourists by Line Fukuoka in Development
Line Fukuoka and Line Corporation are developing a new system to provide tailor-made support for international tourists. With a new concept of "no searching, no translation and no ...
Jun 12, 2019 Local News
Father’s Day Popular in Kyushu
Nippon Life Insurance Company conducted an online survey on how families spend Father's Day in Japan. The results were released on June 10, and five prefectures in Kyushu and Okina...
Jun 12, 2019 Local News
Report Suggest Glut of Hotel Rooms in Fukuoka Post-Olympics
CBRE, a real estate company in Tokyo, released a report including projections for the hotel industry in Japan after the Olympic Games 2020. It anticipates excess supply of accommod...
Jun 10, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu to Open Airport Transportation Hub in Kokuraminami
Nishitetsu has announced plans to renovate the Nakatani Service Office in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu into a transition hub for airport users. By 2020, it will open a new waiting...
Jun 10, 2019 Local News
LGBT-themed Manga Included in Itoshima City Bulletin
A manga (comics) to broaden understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people was included inside an Itoshima City bulletin. The latest edition of the newsletter, publ...
