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Oct 16, 2020 Local News
Queen Beetle Arrives in Hakata Port
The massive, granulous, and bright red Queen Beetle arrived in Hakata Port on Oct. 15. The 83-meter-long ship was constructed in Australia and was initially scheduled to sail on Ju...

Oct 16, 2020 Local News
Munakata Global Environmental Symposium Streams Video
Munakata Global Environmental Symposium begins online today. With the annual theme of “Tokowaka ~ the law of the nature and circle of life,” the seventh edition of the event (Oct. ...

Oct 16, 2020 Local News
Nishitetsu To Test Advanced Self-Driving Bus in Kitakyushu
Nishitetsu announced plans to test-drive a new self-driving bus on the streets of Kitakyushu City. Between Oct. 22 and Nov. 29, a mid-sized bus (*capacity: 56 persons) that can com...

Oct 16, 2020 Local News
New Glamping Site Opens in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Karadomari Village, a new glamping site in Nishi Ward of Fukuoka City, will officially open in January 2021. The site reuses abandoned farmland near a beach on the Itoshima Peninsu...

Oct 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Smart City Consortium Launched
The Fukuoka Smart City Community was launched on Oct. 14. Fukuoka City and nine local companies have been tasked to seek solutions to situations such as recurring natural disasters...

Oct 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Supports Local Gibier Restaurants
Fukuoka Prefecture launched a project to designate ‘Fukuoka Gibier Restaurants’ to promote local gibier cuisine. As of October 1, twenty-two shops have registered for the program, ...

Oct 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Releases Promotional Videos for Travel to Uncongested Places
Fukuoka Prefecture created a series of tourism videos titled “Fukuoka Himitsu no Tabi.” Four stories follow tourism themes for women (joshi-tabi) honeymoons, family trips, and “sch...

Oct 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Library Introduces E-library System
Fukuoka Prefectural Library introduced KinoDen, an e-library service, as of Oct. 15. Registered-user cardholders can access approximately 240 titles (mainly technical books and dic...

Oct 15, 2020 Local News
Interactive Space for Local Residents and Kyudai Students & Staff Opened
The Motooka Open Salon opened near Kyushu University Ito Campus to promote interactions and collaborations between the local community, university students, and staff. The 50-squar...

Oct 15, 2020 Local News
New Phone Consultation Service In Support of Working Pregnant Women
As of October, the Fukuoka Labor Bureau has begun to provide phone consultations specialized in supporting working pregnant women. The move comes in the background of the impact of...