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Mar 19, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Appreciated ¥2.3 Billion Budget for Corona Countermeasures
Fukuoka Prefecture proposed an additional budget of ¥2.3 billion for corona-related actions, which was approved at the prefectural assembly on March 13. In response to emergency me...
Mar 19, 2020 Local News
New Restaurant Delivery Service for Fukuoka
A new meal delivery service will launch in Chuo Ward and Hakata Ward of Fukuoka City on March 16. The publisher of Nasse magazine, Sunmark Inc., has partnered with a Tokyo-based c...
Mar 19, 2020 Local News
Masks Arriving From Guangzhou
Fukuoka City announced that it has received 300,000 surgical masks from Guangzhou City, China. Wrapped in a message, saying "China-Japan Friendship Forever," boxes of masks arrived...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
Hakata Matsubayashi Registered as National Important Cultural Assets
Traditional procession of Hakata Matsubayashi has been appointed as one of Japan's Intangible Cultural Properties. The 840-year-old procession, representing three gods and a group ...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
More Ramen Shops Cheer Up Children With Cheaper ‘Kids Ramen’ Dishes
Four ramen shops in Fukuoka Prefecture took initiatives in cheering up local children amidst ongoing school closure. Koshiro Ramen (Ohashi, Fukuoka City), Hakata Ramen-ya Itto (Daz...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
Itoshima Released ‘Disaster Preventional Portal’ Smartphone Website
Itoshima City opened a disaster-preventional website for smartphone users. To secure swift access to accurate information during disasters, the city gathered items such as...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
Kyushu University Exchange Student Becomes 4th COVID-19 Case in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City revealed on March 17 that a foreign resident in her thirties has become infected with COVID-19 (new coronavirus) The woman is an exchange student at Kyushu University,...
Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City and Prefecture Asking Residents to Refrain From Ohanami
Fukuoka Prefecture and City are asking people to refrain from holding 'hanami' (cherry blossom viewing) parties. The goal is to reduce the risk of corona infections in crowded envi...
Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Hawks Players Cheer Up Children Through Video Series
Members of the Softbank Hawks baseball team participated in a series of video messages to children amidst the ongoing school closure. The athletes took turns appearing on a video s...
Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Kurume Kasuri Masks Now on Sale
As mask shortages continue amid COVID-19 expansion, a local textile maker has come up with a creative response to the challenge. Rooring Factory Shop, which produces clothes and ot...