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Apr 5, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu and Fukuoka City to Begin Vaccinating Elderly On Trial Basis
New coronavirus vaccinations for elderly residents will begin in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu cities in April. The mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, announced on Mar. 30 that ap...
Apr 5, 2021 Local News
Zero Waiting Time Medical Clinic Opened in Fukuoka
A medical clinic boasting “no waiting time” opened in Fukuoka City recently. Zeromachi Clinic Tenjin inside Solaria Stage has a waiting space of only 33 square meters. Patients, wh...
Apr 5, 2021 Local News
Laundry Locker System Launched in Fukuoka City
The first laundry-locker service in Japan opened in Fukuoka City on April 2. A special locker was installed at Meinohama Station in Nishi Ward for dropping off and returning clothe...
Apr 5, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka’s First Craft Whiskey Distillery to Open in Asakura
A shochu distillery in Asakura City, Shinozaki Co., Ltd., launched a craft whisky-distilling project. Construction of the first whiskey distillery in Fukuoka Prefecture will be com...
Apr 1, 2021 Local News
New Convention Center in Fukuoka Today
The Hakata International Exhibition Hall & Conference Center opens today, April 2021. Operated by Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu), the new MICE center offers...
Apr 1, 2021 Event
Thinning in Hakata Hankyu
“Thinning” is normally an outdoor market which aims to increase public awareness about the problems that Japanese mountains currently face and also to help protect...
Apr 1, 2021 Local News
Manifest Summaries of Gubernatorial Candidates
The gubernatorial election campaign got underway in Fukuoka Prefecture last week ago. Below are summaries of each candidates’ manifestos. As always, these translations were made by...
Apr 1, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Hall Cafeteria Closes Permanently
The cafeteria on the 15th floor of Fukuoka City Hall will close permanently as of March 31. The restaurant has served city hall staff and visitors alike for more than thirty years....
Apr 1, 2021 Local News
Pop-up Restaurants Appear on JR Hakata Station Platforms
Pop-up restaurants will open for three months in turn between Mar. 2021 ~ Mar. 2022 on the platforms of JR Hakata Station. An empty kiosk house on Platform No. 5 and No. 6 for the ...
Apr 1, 2021 Local News
250 year-old Italian Cafe Opens inside Hakata Hankyu
A 250-year-old Italian cafe, Bicerin, opened on the 5th floor of Hakata Hankyu. The cafe is said to be a favorite of Nietzsche, Puccini, and Hemingway. The first shop in Kyushu ser...
