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Dec 11, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Discontinues Use of Hanko For 5,000 Procedures
Fukuoka Prefecture prepares to discontinue the use of personal hanko seals for approximately five thousand procedures. Amongst those are application forms of personal and...
Dec 9, 2020 Local News
Hakata Port Lighthouse Santa Wears a Mask This Year
This year the Santa Claus decoration on the 19 meter-high lighthouse at Hakata Port, a Christmas season tradition of sixteen years, is wearing a mask. This mask measures 1.8 meters...
Dec 9, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Dispatches Three Nurses to Osaka Corona Treatment Center
Fukuoka Prefecture announced the dispatch of three local nurses to Osaka. In response to Osaka’s request for such support, these nurses, who belong to Fukuoka Wajiro Hospital, will...
Dec 9, 2020 Food & Drinks
Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka
Just a five-minute walk from Hakata Station Chikushi Exit, Fukuoka’s popular motsunabe (hotpot with offal, tripe, and veggies) specialty restaurant Yamanaka opened its third locati...
Dec 9, 2020 Local News
Takashima Reflects on 10th year as Fukuoka Mayor
On December 7, Soichiro Takashima celebrated his tenth year as mayor of Fukuoka City. In a recent interview, he said he felt the city regained energy in the time since he took over...
Dec 9, 2020 Local News
New Corona Patients in Fukuoka Prefecture on the Rise
On December 7, Fukuoka Prefecture reported 65 new cases of the new coronavirus infection. The daily count exceeded sixty for the first time since the end of August. Fifty-seven of ...
Dec 8, 2020 Local News
Kurume Kasuri Lucky-charm Masks Debut
Chikugo City-based Ikeda Kasuri Kobo debuted a ‘Ren-ai joju’ (lucky charm for love) mask in collaboration with the local Koinoki Shrine. The shinto shrine is known as the only plac...
Dec 8, 2020 Local News
Regional Value Fund Established For Mid-small Companies
Dogan Inc., a Fukuoka-based company that invests in local entrepreneurs, established a new organization to assist financial recoveries from the impact of the new coronavirus spread...
Dec 7, 2020 Local News
Online Classes To Be Fully Credited in Fukuoka City Schools
Fukuoka City decided to equally credit remote-attendance as in-classroom participation. The region’s education committee decided to support children who have more significant worri...
Dec 7, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Stock Exchange Fails To List New Company in 2020
The Fukuoka Stock Exchange failed to attract even a single new listing in 2020. While it generally takes a few months to process a new listing, none has been submitted as of Decemb...