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Dec 3, 2020 Local News
International Engineer Recruitment Collaboration Launched
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc. (NNFH) announced a partnership with the Tokyo-based international staffing company, One Terrace. The two companies will facilitate recruiting ...

Dec 3, 2020 Local News
Massive Gorilla Scarecrow Cheers Up Locals
A massive gorilla-shaped scarecrow greets visitors to Yasunosato Park in Chikuzen Town. Locals built the 7-meter high straw gorilla to celebrate the town’s annual scarecrow festiva...

Dec 3, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Considers Selling Off Beetles
JR Kyushu is considering selling three of their Beetle cruise ships, as the prolonged impact of the new coronavirus spread forces the company to downsize its marine-tourism busines...

Dec 3, 2020 Event
Hakataza Mirai Noh Vol. 1
A collaboration between 3D projection and traditional noh performances invites its audiences to the amazing virtual reality of the popular Sci-fi manga, “The Ghost in the Shell.” F...

Dec 3, 2020 Event
Higuchi Yuko CIRCUS
By applying her freedom of imagination and unique touch that crosses between the real and imaginary world, Higuchi Yuko is a painter who is not only active in art creation but also...

Dec 2, 2020 Local News
Rail Kitchen Chikugo’s New Route Features Local Sake
A new sake-focused tour debuts on Nishitetsu’s sightseeing train, The Rail Kitchen Chikugo, from December 4. The winter season trip introduces guests to eleven brands of sake and f...

Dec 2, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Distributed Over 100,000 Tablets To Students
Fukuoka City began its new IT-based education program, ‘GIGA School,’ as of December 1. The board of education distributed approximately 127,000 tablets to pupils and students who ...

Dec 2, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Subway Discontinues Special Late Night Trains
Fukuoka City Subway discontinued the operation of the ‘Friday Night Train’ for December, 2020. Since 2013, they operated late-night trains on Fridays in the month of December...

Dec 2, 2020 Local News
IMS Hall Available For Free
The IMS building in Tenjin, which will close in August 2021, offers free use of its event hall to non-commercial art activities for the next nine months. The 1989-opened commercial...

Dec 2, 2020 Local News
Itoshima City Relocation Consultation Offered Via Zoom
Beginning on Dec. 1, Itoshima City provides online relocation consultation via Zoom. The city has aimed to expand its population by encouraging relocation of urban towns; however, ...