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  Fukuoka: Movie theater screens first film after burning down

  KITAKYUSHU — A long-established Kitakyushu movie theater held a special screening in a hotel in the ...

  December 26, 2022

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  Fukuoka: Market recovering step by step after 2 large fires

  KITAKYUSHU — The Tanga Market in Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, has had a brick-paved plaza installed ...

  December 24, 2022

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  Fukuoka: Cenotaph rebuilt for victims of Mongol invasions

  FUKUOKA — A stone cenotaph for victims of two Mongol invasions of Japan in the 13th century has been...

  December 17, 2022

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  Fukuoka: Straw T. rex thrills park visitors

  CHIKUZEN, Fukuoka — A massive scarecrow in the shape of a Tyrannosaurus rex is delighting visitors t...

  December 3, 2022

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  JR Kyushu’s Two Stars sightseeing train unveiled

  Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, unveiled the sightseeing train Two Stars 4047 to media at a train ...

  September 17, 2022

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  Firefighter reproduces rescue equipment as paper models

  OMUTA, Fukuoka — Designs for paper models of firefighting vehicles and equipment have been made avai...

  August 6, 2022

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  Endangered sea turtles damaging rare plants

  FUKUOKA — The recent surge in the number of endangered green sea turtles poses serious problems, inc...

  August 6, 2022

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  Fukuoka: Traditional craft, recycled thread create chic items

  KITAKYUSHU — A textile company in the Kyushu region has developed a technology using recycled thread...

  July 16, 2022

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  Vocabulary sheets for Ukrainians

  KITAKYUSHU — A communication guide for Ukrainian evacuees has been created by the Kitakyushu Interna...

  July 2, 2022

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  Riders of Fukuoka kitchen train can enjoy sights, crafts of prefecture

  FUKUOKA — Kitchen trains have appeared on the railroad in the southern region of Fukuoka Prefecture ...

  June 11, 2022

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  Gundam lands in Fukuoka as Asian attraction

  FUKUOKA — The city of Fukuoka is rapidly gaining attention from fans of “Mobile Suit Gundam,” an ani...

  June 4, 2022

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  Fukuoka keen to protect Amaou strawberry brand

  FUKUOKA — Concerned parties in Fukuoka Prefecture have been making efforts to maintain the Amaou str...

  May 28, 2022

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  Fukuoka: New high-speed ship to link Hakata, Kitakyushu ports

  FUKUOKA — JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc. has announced that it will newly open in April a route between Ha...

  April 2, 2022

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  Kitakyushu university students make tomato sake, eye market

  KITAKYUSHU — A group of university students has succeeded in brewing sake using locally harvested to...

  March 22, 2022

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  Fukuoka: ‘Mr. Tornado’ to be honored in hometown

  KITAKYUSHU — The international standard for measuring tornado severity, called the Fujita scale, was...

  March 5, 2022

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