Fukuoka Prefecture

Jul 28, 2021 Local News

Sharks Spotted Off Itoshima Coast

On the morning of the 28th, about 10 sharks, believed to be hammerhead sharks, were found 200 meters off the coast of Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The police are calling for ...

Jul 28, 2021 Local News

Fukuoka-based Aeon Introduces Price Scanning Shopping

Aeon Kyushu announced the introduction of a cashier-less shopping system at one of its supermarkets in Fukuoka. On July 28, shoppers at Aeon Hara Shop in Sawara Ward can use an...

Jul 28, 2021 Local News

NEC To Move Over a thousand Employees to Tenjin Business Center

NEC Corporation announced the opening of a new large-scale office inside the soon-to-be-completed Tenjin Business Center. It will relocate all seven of its offices elsewhere in Fuk...

Jul 28, 2021 Local News

Fukuoka Prefecture to Host Next-generation Data Centers

A task force will be established to apply for a national government project to develop up to five such centers. Taking advantage of the area’s lower risk of earthquakes...

Jul 27, 2021 Local News

English Village Planned For Former Space World Site

The first "English Village" in Western Japan will open on the site of the former Space World in the spring of 2022. The educational attraction inside the outlet mall will be called...

Jul 27, 2021 Local News

Business Restrictions To Be Resumed in Fukuoka

Cases of the new coronavirus infection continue to top the one hundred per day count. The daily count for July 26 was 172, including 105 in Fukuoka City. Following the recently ann...

Jul 21, 2021 Event

Night Time Cruising in Yanagawa’s Canals

The atmospheric summer-night cruise welcomes guests onto lantern-lit gondolas that quietly glide through the city’s waterways. The 70-minute tour is even more enjoyable with some d...