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Aug 10, 2021 Now Reports
Ishimura Manseido Main Shop Renewal
Ishimura Manseido is one of Hakata's oldest sweets makers and is best known for their Tsuru no Ko 鶴乃子 egg-shaped sweet made with light marshmallows and filled with delicious yellow...

Aug 6, 2021 Event
Fukuoka City Zoo x Science Museum Collaboration“Giraffe Exhibition”
The Fukuoka City Zoo’s giraffes had a baby last year, and next spring, a 100-meter-long crane in the city’s harbor will be painted with a giraffe pattern. A special exhibition will...

Aug 6, 2021 Event
1964- Start-dash of Tokyo Olympics and Fukuoka Prefectural Culture Center
Speaking of the year 1964, you may recall the last Tokyo Olympic games. Actually, Fukuoka Prefectural Culture Center, the predecessor of Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, was esta...

Aug 6, 2021 Local News
Marine World Night Event
Special nighttime shows are running at the Marine World Uminonakamichi. The 10~20 minute show combines the energetic actions of sea animals with music and lights. Behaviors of fish...

Aug 6, 2021 Local News
Public Facilities In Fukuoka Prefecture Announce Closures
Cities in Fukuoka Prefecture announced temporary closures of their public facilities. Reflecting on the issuance of ‘Fukuoka Corona Special Warning’ amidst the rapid increase in th...

Aug 6, 2021 Local News
Some Health Workers Risk Karoshi
Some one-hundred staff members at the health centers of Fukuoka Prefecture worked over the standard set risk of karoshi (overwork to death.) Due to the increasing workload amidst t...

Aug 5, 2021 Local News
Trial Holdings and Miyawaka Town Collaboration
Trial Holdings announced a collaboration with Miyawaka Town and Kyushu University in developing a “remote work town.” The industry-government-academia project aims to grow the city...

Aug 5, 2021 Local News
Miyawaka International Triennale
As part of the ‘Musubu Wakamiya Project’ by Trial Holdings, Wakamiya Town, and Kyushu University, an art event opened its doors in Fukuoka Prefecture. Through five invited artists ...

Aug 5, 2021 Local News
Itoda Town Hires An American
Itoda Town became the first municipality in Japan to welcome a community-reactivating cooperator squad member from overseas. Twenty-one-year-old Mai Sugio graduated from California...

Aug 5, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka’s Population is Decreasing
The population of Fukuoka Prefecture declined by 5,582 during 2020. According to the latest report by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of people who ...