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Jun 19, 2019 Local News
Prospects for Summer Bonuses Not Encouraging
On June 12, the Nishi-Nippon City Bank published results of a recent survey on expectations for summer bonus in 2019. Amongst the five-hundred respondents who live in Fukuoka, only...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Hakata Manju Sets New Guinness World Record
On Monday this week, June 3, Hakata JR was the seat of an event to celebrate the popular Fukuoka made manju ‘Hakata Torimon’ setting a new world record for most sales of bean paste...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Tomodachi MetLife Women’s Leadership Program 2019-2020 Applications Open
This year, applications will be open for the Tomodachi MetLife Women’s Leadership Program 2019-2020 for women in the Fukuoka area, as well as the Tokyo, Osaka and Naha areas. In 20...
Jun 5, 2019 Local News
Traffic Restriction Information for Fukuoka City for June 8 and 9 – G20 Meetings
Traffic restrictions will be in effect on June 8 and 9 during the G20 Meetings in Fukuoka City. Some gates to the Fukuoka Urban Expressway Inner/Outer Circular Route will be closed...
Jun 4, 2019 Local News
Fortune Antique Hunters TV Show is Coming to Itoshima
The TV-Tokyo program "Fortune Antique Hunters!" (出張!なんでも鑑定団) will visit Itoshima on the city's 10th anniversary. The program travels across Japan to discover personal treasures tha...
Jun 4, 2019 Local News
Prefecture Population Tops 5.11 Million, Sets Record
Fukuoka Prefecture recently released the “Annual Report of Population and Households in Fukuoka Prefecture,” which compiles population trends up through last September. The populat...
May 31, 2019 Local News
Now Kitakyushu Wants Its Own Accommodation Tax Arrangement
At a press conference on May 29, the Mayor of Kitakyushu City announced his intention to levy an accommodation tax on hotel and ryokan guests. This comes after the agreement betwee...
May 31, 2019 Local News
Miyazaki City to Receive Support for Garden Tourism
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Kyushu Regional Development Bureau appointed Miyazaki City as one of six important locations for its first-ever support...
May 31, 2019 Local News
Good Agricultural Practices Recognition for Fukuoka College of Agriculture
Fukuoka College of Agriculture in Chikushino City was awarded an international GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) recognition for its Amaou strawberry. The college introduced GAP ce...
May 31, 2019 Local News
Use of Garbage Bins and Public Lockers to be Limited During G20
Use of dust boxes and coin lockers in public spaces in Fukuoka City will be limited as a safety precaution during the G20 Fukuoka Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meet...