Kitakyushu:
Kitakyushu is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. It is midway between Tokyo and Shanghai. Within Japan it is a leading city in anti-pollution measures and recycling with the Ecotown facility in Wakamatsu ward.
Kitakyushu has a population of just under one million. Together with Shimonoseki on Honshu the city is the major part of the Kanmon Straits area which has a total population of about 1.5 million (Bureau of Statistics definition).
The New Kitakyushu Airport opened on March 16, 2006 and has stimulated the local economy through tourism and business trips.
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