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Jan 21, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Sets Another Trillion Yen Budget
Fukuoka City announced its second consecutive trillion yen budget for the fiscal year of 2022. The city’s annual budget topped ¥1 trillion for the first time in 2021 to meet the ma...
Jan 21, 2022 Local News
New Hakata Ward Office Opens May 6
The new Hakata Ward Office will open on May 6. The recently completed ten-story building has a total floor space of 15,200 m2 and features a warm wooden interior. Cutting-edge tech...
Jan 21, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Zoo Penguin Reopened
Fukuoka City Zoo opened the renovated penguin facility. As of Jan. 18, visitors can observe 32 penguins swimming and walk around their 1,900 m2 new home. The 4-meter-deep pool has ...
Jan 20, 2022 Local News
Shortened Business Hours for Fukuoka Eateries From Jan 24
On Jan. 19, Fukuoka Prefecture reported 2,208 new cases of the new coronavirus infection. The regional daily count topped two thousand for the first time, and more than half were f...
Jan 19, 2022 Local News
Uncrewed Ferry Test Completed in Kitakyushu
A trial to operate uncrewed cruise ships took place at Shinmoji Port in Kitakyushu City. The first project of the kind in the world saw a 222-meter-long vessel successfully sail ou...
Jan 18, 2022 Local News
Potential of Two Munakata Companies Recognized
Two Munakata companies joined the list of ‘300 promising mid-and-small sized companies,’ produced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. Canadian Camo Riding Club and Hir...
Jan 18, 2022 Local News
15 Hawks and Ham Baseball Team Members Infected with COVID
On Jan. 17, fifteen Softbank Hawks baseball team members were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus. Yanagita, Masago, Tanigawara, and three more players from Ni...
Jan 18, 2022 Local News
Ohori Terrace Wins Design Award
Ohori Terrace was announced as one of the winners of the 2022 edition of the Fukuoka City Urban Landscape Awards. The wooden architecture by Rhythmdesign (design firm) and...
Jan 18, 2022 Local News
Hong Kong Influencers Experience Itoshima Grilled Oysters
Itoshima City is currently running a regional promotion event in Hong Kong. Hong Kong-based influencers and radio personalities are invited to experience the taste experience of It...
Jan 18, 2022 Local News
Record High Infections In Fukuoka
On Jan. 16, Fukuoka Prefecture reported a record-largest daily count of 1,290 new COVID-19 infections. As of the day, the prefecture began considering all new patients as infected ...
