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Milestone News: Toyota
Game Changers: Project Glass / Vanderbilt University / Paper
Fukuoka Highlights: JR Kyushu Issues Special Passes for Visitors from Overseas / Kyushu University Seeks to Attract Big Science / Kitakyushu City Begins Dynamic Electricity Pricing / Fukuoka Families Focus on Fashion / Kyushu Car Production Reaches Highest Point / Torigoe Makes Bread with 80% Fewer Carbohydrates
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On May 7th and 8th, Aural Sonic will be holding an interactive demonstration of their unique sound-absorbing technology in Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale. Bring your cell phones, your favorite music, or just your voice. They will demonstrate how their new sound panels can enhance acoustics and reduce noise. Unlike other sound absorbing products on the market, AURAL SONIC technology is unique. Their panels are:
1. Less than an inch thick with numerous application possibilities,
2. Absorb sound at all frequencies while providing considerable sound enhancement to room acoustics,
3. Fit a wide range of uses from Conference Rooms, Professional Studios, Home Studios, Theaters, Restaurants, and Musical Instruments, to Hospitals and Manufacturing.
Please join us for a one-of-a-kind demo. Come experience their technology and find out how Aural Sonic was used at the 2012 Academy Awards.
Milestone News: Apple
Game Changers: OneID / Google Analytics / EnemyGraph
Fukuoka Highlights: Land Prices Rise Around Hakata Station / TOTO Decreases CO2 with Water-Saving Toilet / Peach Begins Flights as Japan’s First Low-Cost Airline / Kitakyushu City Considers Smart Community in Indonesia / Chikusui Canycom and JR Kyushu Win Naming Prizes / Level-5 Goes Overseas with Social Gaming
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We are excited to announce that Fukuoka Food Fair will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 22-24. Join us and try our premium rice, persimmon chips, green tea, and more!
Date: March 22-24, 2012
Place: Izumiya 7971 Alderbridge Way #160, Richmond, BC V6X 2A4
For detailed information, please visit 2012 Fukuoka Food Fair in Vancouver
Milestone News: Toyota
Game Changers: Vayable / Playfire / Evertale
Fukuoka Highlights: Over 100 Million Visit Fukuoka Prefecture in 2010 / Orec Invents New Tool for Pulling Weeds / Mitsui Mining & Smelting Announces New Technology for Recovering Rare Metals / Winner of the 4th Fukuoka Ruby Award Announced / Shabondama Creates Solar Panel Cleaning Solution / New Technology Reduces Rare Metal Usage
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We are excited to announce that the Kyushu Island Club will be presenting two events in Southern California on March 10. FCOCA is a sponsor for both events. Details are below.
Afternoon Event: 12 PM – 4 PM at The Grove, Los Angeles
Kokura Gion Taiko Drumming
Food from Kyushu, Japan
Join us as we show our appreciation for the support Japan received following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. This event is organized by the Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles.
Evening Event: 6:30 PM – 9 PM at the Miyako Hybrid Hotel in Torrence, California
Keynote by Mr. Junki Yoshida of Mr. Yoshida's Fine Sauces
All You Can Eat Food and Drink from Kyushu, Japan
Nishiyoshida-Shuzou Co., Ltd., a distillery in Fukuoka, exhibited their shochu, a barley based liquor, “Tsukushi White and Black Label” on March 3 to 5 at The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York. This show is an all-encompassing event in New York for the restaurant and foodservice industry.
San Francisco Fukuoka kenjinkai is seeking applicants for the "Short Term Visit Program for Descendants of Immigrants from Fukuoka Prefecture". Children/grandchildren of Kenjinkai members who will be eleven years of age at the time of the program are welcome to apply. This program is intended to provide an opportunity for cultural exchange through elementary school visits, tours of industrial facilities, as well as tours of sites which represent Fukuoka culture. Through these vrious experiences, children will gain deeper understanding and knowledge of Fukuoka. The program's mission is to foster cultural exchange, as well as foestering future leaders that will strengthen the bridge between the U.S., Fukuoka, and japan as a whole.
This program starts on July 6, 2012 and ends on July 17, 2012. The application deadline is March 10, 2012. Airfare as well as all other expenses will be provided by the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation.
For more information, please visit San Francisco Fukuoka Kenjinkai.
Fukuoka Prefectural Government has announced the winners of Fukuoka Ruby Award on February 21, 2012. The grand prize went to Matsukei Co., Ltd., from Shimane, Japan, and the first ever Engine Yard Award went to a gene information platform by Manycolors Inc. The ceremony will be held at the 2012 Fukuoka Ruby Forum on February 23, and John Dillon, CEO at Engine Yard Inc. and Derek Collison, the former CTO Cloud Application Platforms at VMware Inc. who is the winner of Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby Leadership Award, will give keynote speeches at the event. On February 24, Fukuoka Ruby, together with Internet Initiative Japan Inc., holds a panel discussion including Mr. Dillion, Mr. Collison, and "Matz", moderated by Ken Nishimura, Deputy Editor at ITmedia.
2/24/12 Ruby X Coud Business Seminar
The Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association is celebrating 50 years of friendship with their sister city, Fukuoka, Japan in 2012. Sushi, Sake & More! Japanese Food Festival & Silent Auction will be held on March 11 at Sequoyah Country Club, Oakland.
Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Time: 5:00-7:30pm
Place: Sequoyah Country Club, 4550 Heafey Rd, Oakland
For detailed informations, please visit Japanese Food Festival & Silent Auction
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