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Apr 15, 2021 Local News
Pitcher Nick Martínez Joins Softbank Hawks
The Softbank Hawks baseball team welcomed former major leaguer, Nick Andres Martínez to their team. The 30-year-old pitcher from America played on...
Apr 15, 2021 Local News
New Variants of C19 Spreading in Fukuoka
An increasing occurrence of COVID-19 variants has been detected in C19 patients in Fukuoka Prefecture. As of Apr. 13, a total of 154 patients were suspected positive with...
Apr 15, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu Prepares to Host LGBT Weddings
Kitakyushu-based wedding halls and photo studios held a joint seminar to provide services for LGBT couples. Approximately seventy workers attended the first meeting...
Apr 15, 2021 Local News
Free PCR Tests for Nakasu-based Venues
Fukuoka City announced a third free COVID-19 screening program for workers of bars and restaurants in the Nakasu area. After revelations of a new cluster in April...
Apr 15, 2021 Event
Nexus World & Island City – Fukuoka Architecture Tour
In this episode, I explore Kashihama, Higashi-ku, and Island City with Kaoru Suehiro, a prominent architect in Fukuoka. Kashiihama is the site of Nexus World, an ambitious apartmen...
Apr 14, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Introduces New Teacher-hiring System
Fukuoka City’s board of Education announced a new recruiting system for school teachers for the fiscal year of 2022. The committee partnered with fifteen universities, colleges, an...
Apr 13, 2021 Local News
Teleworking and Fewer Business Trips Improve Yaskawa’s Earnings
Yaskawa Electric Corporation announced its consolidated accounts for the 2021 February term, which resulted in a considerable increase in revenue despite the new coronavirus-induce...
Apr 13, 2021 Local News
Zenrin To Open A Map Speciality Shop in Tenjin
Map Design Gallery, a shop designed to familiarize people with maps, will open inside the Shintencho shopping arcade in Fukuoka City on April 17. Operated by the Kitakyushu-based m...
Apr 13, 2021 Local News
Seitaro Hattori Elected As Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
Voting for Fukuoka Prefecture's gubernatorial election took place on April 11, resulting in Seitaro Hattori's victory. The Kitakyushu-native politician had served as the Vice Gover...
Apr 9, 2021 Local News
Two Fukuoka City Staff Test Positive for C19 Virus After Farewell Party
Eight workers of the Fukuoka City office held a farewell party in a restaurant on Mar. 23. Two participants later became infected with the C19 virus. Managers and their subordinate...
