Fukuoka, Japan News

Though it might lack the name recognition of more established tourist destinations, this city of 300,000 has become a surprise hit with overseas visitors, thanks to its status as a center of fruit production.

The number of public high school students awarded tuition reductions or exemptions in the 2008 school year rose four-tenths of a point to set a new record of 10.1 percent, an education ministry survey said Sunday.

E-mail: nakayak2@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp Received 10 April 2009; Revised 14 November 2009; Accepted 19 November 2009; Published online 21 December 2009.

In this 2008 file photo, the engine of an N700 bullet train is transported through a street in Fukuoka, Japan.

His intentions were honorable. All the Brazilian-Japanese man wanted was to work hard, earn a good living and enjoy being with his family.

The clock gene cryptochrome of Bactrocera cucurbitae in strains with different mating times 1Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan 2National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Kumamoto, Japan 3Department of Biology, Juntendo University School of ...

When estimating a network from gene expression data alone, a common problem is that the number of microarrays is limited compared to the number of variables in the network model, making accurate estimation a difficult task.

The Korean American Foundation Hawaii selected Kelsey McCoy , a graduate of Kaiser High School to receive its 2009 Merit Award.

Pat Walker is president of East Cooper Meals on Wheels. She moved up the ranks after starting as a volunteer.

Tel: +81-6-6494-7809; Fax: +81-6-6494-7837; E-mail: kawarabayasi.yutaka{at}aist.go.jp Received July 6, 2009; Accepted August 27, 2009 Abstract Sulphatase family enzymes hydrolyse the sulphate ester, found on the pathogens cell surface and playing an important role for host-pathogen interaction.

Journal of Biochemistry Advance Access originally published online on September 4, 2009 Journal of Biochemistry 2009 146 :845-855; doi:10.1093/jb/mvp140 1Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502; and 2Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka ...

Love of music is universal among people, but when did that taste evolve? Do other primates share our preference for consonant rather than dissonant chords? Cotton-top tamarins do not, according to past research.

FUKUOKA Hakuho captured his 12th Emperor's Cup on Saturday after a gritty win over ozeki Kotomitsuki on the penultimate day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

From the Departments of Medicine and Clinical Science and Environmental Medicine , Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

From the Departments of Molecular Pathology and Clinical and Laboratory Medicine , Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan; Analytical Research Center for Experimental Sciences, Saga University, Saga, Japan ; Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of ...

Starbucks Coffee Co. has expanded its commitment to the environment with two major initiatives.

FUKUOKA Asashoryu floored Kotoshogiku to stay on course for his 25th Emperor's Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.

From the Department of Molecular Pathology , Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Japan; the Analytical Research Center for Experimental Sciences , Saga University, Japan; the Laboratory Animal Center , Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China; the Department of Pharmacology , Dalian ...

Inhibition of Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain-Containing Protein Suppressed Lipopolysaccharide-Induced TNF- Expression Kotaro Takeda ; Toshihiro Ichiki ; Eriko Narabayashi ; Keita Inanaga ; Ryohei Miyazaki ; Toru Hashimoto ; Hirohide Matsuura ; Jiro Ikeda ; Toshio Miyata ; Kenji Sunagawa From the Departments of Advanced Therapeutics for Cardiovascular ...

Officials in Guangzhou have announced plans to seek out new global partner cities as a key route to accelerate the city's international expansion policy.