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Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Businesses and Local Residents Participate in Hakata Station Area Cleanup
A cleanup activity was held for the 30th time around the Hakata Exit of Hakata Station around 8:00 a.m. on Sep. 15. It was attended by about 300 people from nearby businesses and r...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Dental University Discovers Connection Between Periodontal Disease and Intestinal Bacteria
A group of researchers at Fukuoka Dental College identified intestinal bacteria as a critical cause of periodontitis. Professor Yoshihiko Tanaka, Junichi Nagao, and other team memb...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Promotional For Breast Cancer Checkups Amongst Young
Fukuoka Prefecture and eight local university students are running the ‘C Project’ to improve cancer screening rates for young people. Prefectural screening rates for breast and ce...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka University New Program Involves Pro Sport Teams
Fukuoka University has developed a new social framework to promote sports. The academia-industry-government collaborative program creates opportunities for local elementary and jun...
Sep 14, 2022 Event
Fuku Marché
The Fuku Marché is held on the third Sunday of every month at Torikai Hachimangu Shrine in Imagawa, Fukuoka City, providing a place where people can buy and taste products unique t...
Sep 14, 2022 Event
The Autumn Shrine Day – Oshioi-tori (Gathering Sacred Sand)
The Autumn Shrine Day Festival, held on the day closest to the autumnal equinox, is a festival to thank the god of the earth for a bountiful harvest. On this day, a ritual called o...
Sep 14, 2022 Event
Diners Club France Restaurant Week 2022
Thirty-one Fukuoka-based French restaurants are participating in this year’s Diners Club France Restaurant Week between September 23 (Fri., hol.) and October 16 (Sun.) Special meal...
Sep 14, 2022 Event
Hako Fes
The Hakozaki area is also getting together to celebrate the Hakozaki Shrine's Hojoya festival! Volunteers started the Hako Fes from the local community. A gourmet marché opens in t...
Sep 14, 2022 Local News
Automation Test at JR Kyushu Kashii Line
Japan's unique automatic driving standard, GoA2.5, is being tested for the first time in Japan. The Kashii Line, a 25-kilometer section of the conventional line running through Fuk...
Sep 13, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka as International Financial Center Attracts Four New Firms
Four new companies, including a Taiwanese bank, are planning to set up operations in Fukuoka City, according to a report at a general meeting of an organization (TEAM Fukuoka) aimi...
