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Sep 7, 2018 Event
Higanbana (Red Spider Lily) Festival in Ukiha
This annual festival takes place at the beginning of autumn every year to give the public an opportunity to witness hundreds of thousands of higanbana (red spider lilies) come into...
Sep 7, 2018 Event
Fukuoka Asian Picks 2018
With the theme “Asian music and the future of Fukuoka”, Fukuoka Asian Picks is a music culture event which aims to provide a creative platform for connecting musicians and creators...
Sep 7, 2018 Local News
Yame to Export Citrus Fruits to Thailand
On August 27, it was officially announced that Thailand has agreed to receive fruit from Yame City (Fukuoka Prefecture) from November this year, after the quality of the produce wa...
Sep 7, 2018 Event
Traditional Vietnamese Water Puppet Show at Marinoa
Traditional water puppetry is an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Vietnam, with a history of more than a thousand years and is unlike any other puppet show in the world. Don’t miss ...
Sep 4, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Minimum Wage to be Raised
The minimum wage in Fukuoka Prefecture will be raised by ¥25. From October, companies within the prefecture will be expected to pay employees at least ¥814 an hour. The Fukuoka Lab...
Sep 4, 2018 Local News
New Itoshima Dashi
A new dashi made from locally sourced Itoshima madai (red sea bream) has been released. The fish processing company Yamasue worked on the project in collaboration with students of ...
Sep 4, 2018 Event
Nijo Rice Field Art
Giant akagome (red rice) rice field art will be on display in Nijoyoshii, Itoshima City. Different types of rice are used to create giant illustrations in this unique form of art i...
Sep 3, 2018 Event
Magical Museum Returns
Art which you can see, touch, and play with - the interactive Magical Museum returns to Fukuoka Asian Art Museum! Walk across the floor and fish will follow you in “Black Fish” or ...
Aug 31, 2018 Local News
Kitakyushu Water Treatment System Adopted in Vietnam
Kitakyushu City's water treatment system has been adopted by a purification plant in Haiphong, Vietnam. The project is expected to cost approximately ¥2 billion. Kitakyushu is work...
Aug 31, 2018 Local News
Kyuden to Open Office in U.S.
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) announced on August 24 that they plan to open an overseas liaison office in New York this November. Kyuden has recently been expanding their business...