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Jan 29, 2015 Local News
Genkai Drill Raises Concerns About Preparedness
On Jan. 24 a tri-prefecture disaster prevention drill held at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Genkai Town, Saga Prefecture went off without a hitch, but some local residents feel...
Jan 28, 2015 Local News
Kitakyushu Mayor Wins Third Term
Kenji Kitahashi, the incumbent mayor of Kitakyushu City, soundly defeated two other independent candidates in the Jan. 25 Kitakyushu mayoral election and clinched a third term. The...
Jan 27, 2015 Local News
Cherry Blossoms To Bloom On March 22 In Fukuoka – Forecast
Weather data company Weather Map released its annual sakura (cherry blossom) forecast on Friday, Jan. 23. The forecast predicts somei yoshino, the most popular type of cherry bloss...
Jan 24, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu Creates New Bus Passes For Korean Tourists
Starting in February Nishinippon Railroad Co. will begin selling special bus passes targeting Korean tourists. The passes will be sold both locally and in Korea. The company previo...
Jan 23, 2015 Local News
Onki Zazen Camp
A special ‘onki’ zazen camp will be held over March ~ May in four different locations around Kyushu (Nagasaki City, Imari, Kurume and Oita), and all around Japan. Onki is a buddhis...
Jan 23, 2015 Local News
Local Man Sues Women’s College That Refused Him Admission
On Jan. 19 the lawyer of a 20 year old Fukuoka man filed a complaint with the Fukuoka District court claiming that the refusal of his client’s application to Fukuoka Women’s Univer...
Jan 22, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka City Bulletin February 2015
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Jan 19, 2015 Local News
New Highway Link to Bring Oita, Miyazaki Closer Together
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Kyushu Regional Development Bureau announced that the section of the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway between the Saiki and Kamae inte...
Jan 19, 2015 Local News
Help Bring The Rugby World Cup to Fukuoka
On Jan. 13 Fukuoka Prefecture installed a petition corner in the first floor lobby of the Prefectural Office as part of its Rugby World Cup 2019 bid efforts. The corner, which also...
Jan 19, 2015 Local News
New Ohori Park Boat House to Open Feb. 6
Fukuoka-based Royal Holdings announced that the new Boat House in Ohori Park will open on Feb. 6. The first floor of the new two-story building will house Kyushu’s first Pinkberry,...