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Jul 21, 2022 Local News
Local Sake Brewery To Open Guest House Next To Kushida Shrine
Ishikura Sake Brewery announced plans for a new four-story building with 1,250 square meters of floor space adjacent to the North Gate of Kushida Shrine. In addition to banquet hal...
Jul 21, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Mayoral Election Schedule Set For November
The mayoral election for Fukuoka City will be held on November 6, 2022, with voting to be held on November 20, 2022. Mayor Takashima, who was elected for the third time four years ...
Jul 21, 2022 Local News
Increasing Number of With-pet Evacuation Facilities in Kyushu
Pet-friendly emergency shelters are becoming available in some municipalities in Kyushu. Kurume Cycle Family Park accepts with-pet evacuees while alert level 3 or above is in effec...
Jul 21, 2022 Local News
Severe Congestion at Emergency Medical Center in Fukuoka City Over Weekend
People lined up at Fukuoka City’s emergency-medical-care center in Momochi to take PCR screenings during the recent three-day holidays. The number of patients waiting to...
Jul 20, 2022 Local News
Hojoya Festival To Be Held at Hakozaki Shrine as Usual
Hojo-ya is held every September at Hakozaki-gu Shrine in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, and is usually crowded with 500 stalls and one million visitors. It is one of the three major f...
Jul 20, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Governor Calls for Thorough Infection Control Measures
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, Fukuoka Prefecture's Governor Hattori stated that "we are now in the seventh wave" and called once again for thorough...
Jul 19, 2022 Now Reports
Interview with New York-based architect Shohei Shigematsu: “What kind of city is Fukuoka?
Fukuoka is currently in the midst of a major urban renewal with redevelopment activity centered on the Tenjin Big Bang project. For this report, we spoke with Shohei Shigematsu, th...
Jul 19, 2022 Local News
New Character Goods Shop Opens in Canal City
Bandai Namco Cross Store opened in Canal City Hakata on July 16. The company’s opening of the first two "stores of experience" allows guests in Fukuoka and Yokohama to discover mor...
Jul 19, 2022 Local News
Dazaifu City Raises 8.58 Million Yen for Students From The Ukraine
Dazaifu City donated ¥8.58 million to support Ukrainian exchange students at the Japan University of Economics. The fund, which was raised through a crowdfunding project and donati...
Jul 19, 2022 Event
Omuta Daijayama Festival
Daija means “large snake”, and at this festival floats in the image of snakes (10-meter long, 5-meter tall and weighing 3 tons) will be paraded around town. Placing a child inside....
