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Oct 20, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture’s Largest Skatepark Opens in Miyama City
The skatepark is located inside Chikugo Regional Park Fitness Area, which stands on the south bank of the Yabe River. Safe wooden slopes and steps fill the 1,100 square-meter space...

Oct 19, 2020 Event
Rising Sun International Film Festival
The Rising Sun Festival launches its inaugural 1st edition in Kitakyushu, with screenings at the Brick Hall and the Kitakyushu Beer and Brick Museum in Moji. Rising Sun will showca...

Oct 19, 2020 Local News
Remote Sign Language Service Started
Kurume City started an off-site sign language interpretation service using smartphones and other devices. Interpreters work from the city office video-chat with users while they ar...

Oct 19, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Likely To Reduce Bonuses Paid to Staff
On October 15, Fukuoka Prefecture's personnel committee advised the prefectural governor to reduce winter bonuses. While local private companies are paying reduced bonuses due to t...

Oct 19, 2020 Local News
Royal Expands Frozen Food Business
Fukuoka-based Royal Holdings Co., Ltd. debuted twenty new frozen meals, available in stores and online. Under its newly adopted theme of “enjoying international cuisine with frozen...

Oct 19, 2020 Local News
Hakata Wagyu Beef Served at Fukuoka City Elementary Schools
Hakata wagyu beef was served at twenty-eight municipal elementary schools in Fukuoka City, supporting local farmers who suffer the impact of the new coronavirus spread. Using a nat...

Oct 19, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Subsidizes Accommodation Facilities To Offer Workations
The program encourages local hotels to introduce workation plans or promote stays with outdoor activities. Costs to prepare necessary items (PC, printers, walking maps, bicycles, e...

Oct 19, 2020 Local News
Yatai Operators Given More Space and Permission to Add Tables
Fukuoka City has given yatai (mobile food stall) operators temporary permission to use tables at local yatai stalls. While the city’s ordinance requires these shops to operate with...

Oct 19, 2020 Local News
Tiny Frogs Registered as Citizens’ Assets in Dazaifu
On October 14, Dazaifu City appointed tiny toads as citizens’ assets. The frogs can be seen at Mt. Homan, trekking up to the top (altitude of 829 meters) every year in May. Between...

Oct 19, 2020 Now Reports
Family-friendly spots in Momochi
The sky may seem bigger when you’re in Seaside Momochi. That’s because the overhead power lines have been buried underground. The smaller number of vending machines and convenience...