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Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Temporarily Exempts Sewerage Fees & Freezes School Lunch Fees
In response to soaring prices and other factors, Fukuoka City has announced a policy to support the lives of its citizens by exempting two months' worth of sewerage fees and coveri...
Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Health Checks Decided on for Yamakasa Participants
This year's Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival organizers announced guidelines for infection prevention measures and decided to require participants to undergo health checks. The tradit...
Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Subway Tests Contactless Credit Card Payment
Touchless payment with credit cards will become a new option for passengers using Fukuoka City Subway. The city and Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company recently began Japan’s first trial ...
Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Fireflies Viewing On JR Hakata Station Rooftop
Fireflies usually reproduce in rural areas with very clean water and cool environments; however, some 800 baby fireflies were transferred to the rooftop’s biotope in mid-March. The...
Jun 1, 2022 Event
Kyushu Boat Show in Fukuoka 2022
Japanese boat makers including Yamaha and Yanmar, as well as well known marine and boating supplies, apparel and equipment will be have stalls set up across the harbor to browse. V...
May 31, 2022 Local News
Kyudenko To Move Head Office to Tenjin
Nishitetsu announced on March 30 that Kyudenko, a major local company, will relocate part of its head office functions into the Shin-Fukuoka Building (tentative name), which is bei...
May 31, 2022 Local News
Mother And Daughter Fall Into The Sea In Fukuoka City’s Nishi Ward
On March 30, a mother and her daughter fell into the sea in Fukuoka City's Nishi Ward. According to the police, shortly after 5:00 p.m. on the 30th, a nearby resident called 110 t...
May 31, 2022 Now Reports
Tokoin Temple: Once a Treasure Trove of Cultural Assets
Tokoin Temple is said to have been built in 806 by Saicho (aka Dengyo Daishi). Originally a Tendai temple where Saicho preached, it became a Zen temple for a time before becoming a...
May 31, 2022 Event
Neko Break (Nekoyasumi) Exhibition in Fukuoka 2022
A photo and product sales exhibition by popular SNS cat creators. Fifty-two artists exhibit more than 250 works, and more than 2,000 items are for sale, making it the largest exhib...
May 30, 2022 Event
Fukuoka Bordeaux Wine Festival 2022
Bordeaux, France, a famous wine-producing region, is a sister city of Fukuoka City. At this year's Fukuoka Bordeaux Wine Festival, the fifth such event, stalls imported from Europe...
