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Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Chikuho Bank Launches Original Cryptocurrency
Chikuho Bank Ltd. announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency. The local currency, named Tokowaka-tsuka (Tokowaka Currency) uses blockchain technology provided by Kyushu Electric ...
Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Starts Student Consultation Service Using Line
Fukuoka City launched a consultation program on Line for students of municipal elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, and special support schools. The project aims ...
Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Electric Kickboard Trials Set For Fukuoka
Trial rides on e-scooters will take place at Kaizuka Park between August 31 and September 7. The event will take place as a part of the Fukuoka Smart East project, which is conside...
Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Monkey Spotted in Urban Fukuoka
A monkey has been spotted running wild around several areas of urban of Fukuoka. Prefectural police received a report of the monkey inside the backyard of a house in Chuo Ward, Fuk...
Aug 20, 2019 Local News
Construction Completed on Wooden Apartment Block in Hakata
Construction work has been completed on an apartment block made primarily of wood in Hakata, Fukuoka City. The Will Building Project used reinforced concrete to build...
Aug 20, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Urban Beautification Award Photographs Contest
The eighth edition of this contest which highlights one of the two-hundred spots in Fukuoka City has previously been awarded a townscape award. A special exhibition of...
Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Increase of Junior High School Students in Fukuoka
Data from a government study showed the number of junior high school students in Fukuoka Prefecture reached 134,958 as of May 2019, an increase of 508 compared to the previous year...
Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Begins Disaster Information in 18 Languages
Fukuoka City recently expanded the number of languages provided via telephone during disasters. The city’s call center can provide information to foreigners in disastrous situation...
Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Shochu Shipments from Miyazaki Prefecture Break Records
Miyazaki Prefecture shipped out a record high volume of shochu in Japan between July 2018 to June 2019. According to a study by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, the pr...
Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Architectural Awards Application Open Until Today
The prefecture's architectural awards for buildings dedicated to the creation of a beautiful cityscape marks its 32nd edition this year. Constructors, architects and building owner...
