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Nov 26, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Drafts Corona-linked Ordinances
The Fukuoka prefectural assembly drafted an ordinance to mandate new coronavirus patients to submit records of their activities. These first such ordinances in Japan also include c...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks – Japan Series Champions Again!
Tonight our hometown heroes, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, defeated the Tokyo Giants by a score of 4 to 1 to sweep the Nippon Series in four consecutive games. In fact, they swept th...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka University Joins Study on C19 Related Suicides
Fukuoka University and five other universities in Japan began research on relations between the new coronavirus spread and the recent increase in the number of suicide attempts. Ac...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
Queen Beetle To Operate Hakata Bay-Okinoshima-Itoshima Cruises
The Queen Beetle is preparing to operate domestic round trip cruises beginning in early 2021. The 500-seat cruise ship will sail out from Hakata Port and visit sightseeing spots in...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
Daiwa House to Develop Residential Academia Town Near Itoshima Campus
Fukuoka City officially selected Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. as the developer of its new residence-and-research town near the Kyushu University Ito Campus. According to the city...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
New Live Music Venue Opened in Daimyo
Tokyo-based music label LD&K Inc. opened its first live house & bar in Fukuoka on Nov. 18. The open format of the cafe & bar ‘Tengoku’ (heaven) welcomes guests into its dining spac...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
Residential Land Price Rose in Fukuoka Prefecture
On November 19, Fukuoka Prefecture announced updated standards for residential-land prices for its sixty municipalities. Twenty-six of them, including Fukuoka City (+39.8%,) Kasuga...
Nov 24, 2020 Local News
Wires Cut At Seasonal Kokura Illumination
Electrical cables used in the ‘Kokura Illumination’ light-up event were found cut at sixteen places. According to Kitakyushu City, the first five cuts were found on Nov. 16 in fron...
Nov 24, 2020 Local News
Kyushu University Graduates Report Fewer Job Offers
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 2021 graduates of Kyushu-based universities and colleges have fewer job offers. As of October, as few as 64% of Kyushu-based...
Nov 24, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Exports Mark First Increase in 15 Months
Exports from Kyushu, Okinawa, and Yamaguchi during October surpassed a year before for the first time in fifteen months. According to a report by the customs office in Moji, Kitaky...
