Japan to bury greenhouse gas Nov 1, 2009
The cutting-edge but controversial technology of carbon capture and storage (CCS) is being tested at the Mikawa power station, located near the coast of Japan's southern Fukuoka prefecture. Toshiba Corp. has chosen it as a pilot site for a technology it sees as a necessary complement to renewable energies such as wind and solar in the battle to cut industrial emissions blamed for global warming. (India Times)
Father's arrest shows Japan's preference to moms Oct 1, 2009
Christopher Savoie, 38, was arrested Monday as he tried to enter the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka with his children. Police said he had grabbed the kids as they walked with their mother - his ex-wife - to their new school in the southern Japanese city. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Fungus-resistant gene found in rice Aug 21, 2009
"The (blast) resistant rice was good ... the rice was sticky and taste was good," said the leader of the team Shuichi Fukuoka at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences' Genomics Research Centre in a phone interview. Fukuoka said their finding would be useful in mountainous rice-cultivating areas in Japan where blast can cause serious damage ... "We are looking for other disease resistant genes and we want to combine them ... which will make stronger and more durable (rice plants),"... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jul 9, 2009
Chiayi County Commissioner Chen Ming-wen () met the children to give them encouragement during a flag handover ceremony on Tuesday, a day before the 21st Asia-Pacific Childrens Convention (APCC) began in Fukuoka, Japan ... The APCC said that the government-funded organization invites children from the Asia-Pacific region to Fukuoka as junior ambassadors to improve their international understanding through exchange programs including homestays, school visits and exchange camps. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
All Nippon Air Reviews Four Services From Kansai Airport as Demand Drops Jul 7, 2009
No decisions about the future of the services to Kochi, Matsuyama, Kagoshima and Fukuoka have been made yet, , a spokesman, said by phone today. The Nikkei newspaper reported earlier that All Nippon would cancel three of the routes and reduce capacity on the other. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Kauai mayor to travel to Japan Jun 3, 2009
LIHUE Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. and a small delegation are scheduled to depart for Fukuoka and Iwaki City in Japan on Thursday ... During the first two days of the trip, the delegation will man a booth promoting Kaua'i at the Aloha Monarch Hula Festival in Fukuoka, which is expected to draw approximately 100,000 people ... While in Fukuoka, Carvalho will also meet with Takumi Shiiki, mayor of Oshima; Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni; as well as members of the Japanese media, including RKB... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Japan Plays Down Swine Flu Threat to Curb Panic; Tokyo Confirms Third Case May 22, 2009
Japans largest mobile-phone operator, canceled four press conferences to announce new phone models in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka, the company said in a today, citing the widening flu outbreak. Its true that the new flu is causing inconvenience in western Japan, Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister said in Tokyo today. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Cathay Pacific slashes flights to battle travel downturn Apr 19, 2009
Dragonair will halt flights to Fukuoka, Japan, and to Dalian, Shenyang, Guilin and Xian in China. It will also trim services to Busan, South Korea, and to Shanghai. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Cathay Pacific Cuts Capacity, Implements Unpaid Leave on Plunging Travel Apr 17, 2009
Dragonair will halt flights to Fukuoka, Japan, and to the Chinese cities of Dalian, Shenyang, Guilin and Xian. It will also trim services to cities including Busan, South Korea, and Shanghai. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
ANA Gets New Lounges at Fukuoka and Sapporo Mar 26, 2009
Tokyo, Mar 26, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - On April 1 this year, improved ANA lounges at Fukuoka and Sapporo Chitose airports will open their doors to ANA frequent flyers and Premium Class domestic customers, offering them an elegantly understated space that reflects the latest in Japanese design, in which to rest or work before their flight ... In Fukuoka the facility comes in addition to the lounge in the newly opened Terminal 3, and will occupy the site of the previous ANA Lounge in Terminal 2... (JCN Network, Japan)
Suicide case highlights stresses in Japan's Self-Defense Forces Mar 20, 2009
In 2007, Fukuoka High Court ordered the government to compensate the parents of another sailor who hanged himself in 1999. His parents argued their son was severely depressed, a result of his superior's repeated insults. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Khalid unveils list of ex-MBs travel expenses Mar 13, 2009
50 to fly to Tokyo, Guangzhou, Kunming, Osaka, Fukuoka and London in 2003 and RM74,972. 00 in 2004 to go to Bangkok, Dubai, London, Beijing, Amsterdam, Milan and Venice. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
