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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
Woman Arrested for Chihuahua Thievery in Kitakyushu
A 50-year-old woman was arrested for stealing a Chihuahua from a pet store in Kitakyushu City. According to the police, the 50-year-old woman is suspected of stealing a 3-month-old...
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
Fukuoka Attorney Association Encourages Ordinances Against Hate Speech
The Fukuoka Bar Association plans to encourage the development of hate speech policies for regional governments. The number of hate speech and related activities reported in Fukuok...
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 2, 2022 Event
41st Chikugo Village Kasuri Open House
Kurume Kasuri is a designated important intangible cultural asset of Japan, and the Chikugo area in Fukuoka Prefecture is a major producing area of this textile. Once a year, Kurum...
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...
Jun 1, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture’s Corona Warning Lifted
Fukuoka Prefecture has decided to lift the prefecture's corona alert, which has been in effect since January, as the number of newly infected cases has been decreasing, and the uti...
May 31, 2022 Local News
Japan Tourism Agency Announces Cancellation of Trial Tour to Fukuoka and Oita
The Japan Tourism Agency announced on May 30 that it had canceled a tour to demonstrate acceptance of tourism to Japan, including Fukuoka Prefecture, after confirming that one of t...
