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Jun 16, 2021 Local News
New Tourist Brewery To Open in Oita in Spring 2022
Sanwa Shurui Co., Ltd., an Oita-based producer of popular shochu ‘iichiko,’ will open a tourist brewery in May 2022. Construction of the 700-square-meter facility has begun on a sp...
Jun 16, 2021 Local News
Saga-produced Sake Obtains GI Approval
The first GI (Geographical Indication) designation for Kyushu-produced sake was announced in Saga Prefecture on June 14. ‘GI Saga”’ guarantees the integrity of Saga-produced sake, ...
Jun 15, 2021 Local News
Swimming Club Introduces Swimming Masks
A swimming school in Iizuka City began using unique swimming masks. The silicon mask, made by a Tokyo-based company, is engineered for wet environments like pools. Swimmers can han...
Jun 15, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka’s Firefighters To Receive Vaccinations Earlier
Fukuoka City announced a new program to vaccinate local firefighters and other disaster-relief workers, and volunteer members against the new coronavirus from this month. The city’...
Jun 15, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Zoo’s Guinea Pigs Big On Instagram
A two-minute clip of guinea pigs at Fukuoka City Zoo is buzzing on Instagram. About forty furry and plump critters cross a 4-meter bridge connecting the exhibition space to their s...
Jun 15, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Supports Work Area Vaccinations
Fukuoka City announced an industry-academia-government collaboration in promoting ‘work area’ new coronavirus vaccinations. The first such initiative in Japan urges mid-and-small s...
Jun 11, 2021 Local News
Pietro Announces New American Subsidiary
On June 10, Pietro, the Fukuoka-based brand of salad dressing, foods, and restaurants, announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Florida, USA, from July this year...
Jun 11, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Budokan Relocation Decided
On Jun. 10, Fukuoka Prefecture announced plans to relocate Fukuoka Budokan to the former Fukuoka City Civic Gymnasium (Shimin Taiikukan.) The 1979-established Budokan had become ou...
Jun 11, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Warns Noncompliant Eateries
On Jun. 10, Fukuoka Prefecture revealed it had warned twenty non-compliant eateries of the new coronavirus-related business requests. The prefectural governor, Seitaro Hattori, exp...
Jun 11, 2021 Local News
In-office Vaccinations For Some Fukuoka City Startups
Fukuoka City-based investment firm, F Ventures, opened the first workplace COVID-19 vaccination program in Kyushu. Following the direction of the national government allowing alter...
