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Mar 30, 2020 Now Reports
Shitto April 2020
Everyone knows Fukuoka has some nice beaches, but hey, there’s rivers too! For just ¥3,000/hour or ¥4,000 for 2 hrs, you can rent a SUP board and cruise the Naka and Hakata rivers ...
Mar 28, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Governor Ask Public To Stay Home – Cases Rise To 22
Fukuoka Prefecture announced six additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection this evening. Governor Ogawa of Fukuoka Prefecture held an extraordinary press conference and aske...
Mar 28, 2020 Local News
Apple Fukuoka Closes Temporarily
While most shops, restaurants, and businesses remain open, some stores in Tenjin have closed, including Apple Store (Apple Fukuoka) on Nishi-dori. Here’s the notice we found on the...
Mar 27, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka’s Preferred Residential Areas Revealed
Rankings of the most preferred residential areas in Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City were released on Mar. 26 by Recruit Sumai Company Ltd. The area of Hakata topped both rankin...
Mar 27, 2020 Now Reports
Hakata Dolls: Always Changing with the Times
Hakata dolls, one of Fukuoka's traditional handicrafts, are unglazed porcelain figurines characterized by their smooth white skin. The Bijin Mono (“Beautiful Lady”) series of dolls...
Mar 27, 2020 Local News
Island Eye, New Commercial Facility Opens on Island City
Island Eye, a large scale shopping and entertainment facility opens today (March 27) in Fukuoka's Island City. The commercial complex, designed to host "everyday" and "special" exp...
Mar 27, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City’s Budget Passed
Fukuoka City's annual budget for the fiscal year of 2020 was approved at the city's assembly on March 25. The record-largest budget of ¥887 billion includes items such as tourism p...
Mar 27, 2020 Local News
Three More COVID-19 Infections in Fukuoka Prefecture. Total Now 12
On March 26, Fukuoka Prefecture announced three more confirmed infections of COVID-19. Two of them are residents of Fukuoka City in their fifties and twenties, and the other is a r...
Mar 25, 2020 Local News
Photographer Offers a Deal to Students Who Missed Graduation Ceremonies
Iinefoto Planning Office, a photo studio in Hakata Ward, is offering heavily discounted portrait photography for those who missed graduation ceremonies due to the new coronavirus. ...
Mar 25, 2020 Local News
Three More COVID-19 Cases Reported In Fukuoka
ccording to Fukuoka City, a resident in his forties who developed a fever beginning on Mar. 15 and diagnosed with pneumonia at a medical institution has since tested positive for t...