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Feb 7, 2022 Local News
The Outlets Kitakyushu to open on Apr 28
The Outlets Kitakyushu will open on the former Space World site on Apr. 28. The shopping mall will offer goods, educational experiences, fun and more with various facilities. Space...
Feb 7, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City To Use Underwater Drone for Ocean Waste Research
Fukuoka City intends to use an underwater drone to support marine studies. The initiative will increase the effectiveness of research on ocean waste and seafloor weathering by digi...
Feb 7, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Launches Green Next From Spring 2022
Fukuoka City kicks off its Fukuoka Green Next program from April 2022. Various efforts to revive the roles of local forests that occupy one-third of the city’s land area are to beg...
Feb 4, 2022 Event
Yanagawa Hina Festival 2022
Hinamatsuri is a festival held in March to pray for the healthy growth of girls. From the beginning of February, when people start decorating Hina dolls, Yanagawa holds a town-wide...
Feb 4, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Green Device Development/Production Base Council Launched
A council for the Green Device Development/Production Base development in Fukuoka Prefecture was launched on Feb. 2. To meet the increasing international demand for semiconductors....
Feb 4, 2022 Local News
Moji Chuo Market Revival Project
Life is returning to Kitakyushu City’s Moji Chuo Market as shuttered shops are to be rented out to new tenants. The market, established in 1957, currently has only ten shops operat...
Feb 4, 2022 Event
Ishibashi Cultural Center Spring Flower Festival
The Ishibashi Cultural Center boasts at least 140 red and white blooming plum trees, including the "spring plum tree" donated by Hefei City, China, a friendship city of Kurume City...
Feb 4, 2022 Now Reports
Experience the tradition and culture of Yame on an overnight trip
Yame is one of Japan's leading producers of high-quality tea. With a population of about 60,000 people, Yame, which is about an hour away from Hakata...
Feb 3, 2022 Local News
Shortage of JHS Teachers in Fukuoka City
Fukuoka Prefecture is facing severe teacher shortages. The national government reported 1,591 schools across the nation suffered the situation as of May 1, 2021, and among them wer...
Feb 3, 2022 Local News
Hakata Port Waterfront Redevelopment Vision Shared
Fukuoka Directive Council (FDC) revealed its vision for redeveloping the Hakata Port Waterfront area. While the area is seeing a reduced number of international visitors amid the n...
