Fukuoka Prefecture

Nov 10, 2022 Local News

Kyudai Develops Multi-variant COVID Treatment Candidate

A group of researchers at Kyushu University developed a covalent drug, YH-6, to help treat COVID-19. Professor Akio Ojida and his team succeeded in reducing the activity of an enzy...

Nov 10, 2022 Event

Fukuoka Food Festival – Agricultural Market

A wide selection of Fukuoka Prefecture's best agricultural products and processed foods will be on display! There will be booths tasting and selling fresh and delicious seasonal ve...

Nov 9, 2022 Event

Fukuoka Camping Car Show 2022

Explore the world of RV and camper vans! Browse 140 cars of various RV brands that exhibit and sell both new and secondhand vehicles as well as outdoor goods. The whole family can ...

Nov 9, 2022 Event

Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

For two weeks in November the streets of Fukuoka are made more exciting by the odd glimpse of the rikishi (wrestlers), their hulking mass, elegantly fanned top-knot, full ...

Sports

Nov 8, 2022 Local News

Early Voting Starts for Fukuoka City Mayoral Election

Advance voting is a system that allows voters who cannot vote on voting day due to work or travel to cast their ballot at a designated place in advance. The number of voters who us...

Nov 7, 2022 Local News

Simultaneous Total Lunar Eclipse and Uranus Eclipse Tuesday Night

A total lunar eclipse, in which the earth's shadow gradually covers the entire moon, will be visible in many parts of Japan tomorrow night, weather permitting, for the first time i...

Nov 7, 2022 Event

Circular Itoshima “Circular Economy Workshop-Design Thinking Strategies”

Theme "Circular Economy Design Thinking Strategies - Designing New Products-Services" In this workshop participants will be introduced to a framework for guiding...