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Feb 21, 2020 Local News
AEON to Open Their Largest Mall in Former Space World
A large-scale outlet mall, The Outlet, will open on the former Space World site in the spring of 2022. On February 19, Aeon Mall Corporation announced the outline of the new shoppi...
Feb 21, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Planning on New Roads in Tenjin
Detailed plans for extending Tenjin-dori as a detour route for Watanabe-dori Ave. were announced at Fukuoka City Assembly on February 19. The city has been working on the project t...
Feb 21, 2020 Local News
Chikugo-gawa Fireworks Festival Rescheduled for Fall
The committee for Chikugo-gawa Fireworks Festival announced that their annual summer event would be rescheduled to October 25. The fireworks festival boasting a 360-year history tr...
Feb 21, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Adds Remote Support for Unmanned Stations
A new support center for unmanned train stations on the JR Kyushu Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line were shown to the media. As the company increases the number of unmanned stations for the ...
Feb 21, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Sets Up Free Water Dispensers
Fukuoka City will introduce ten free water stations to encourage use of personal mugs and bottles. Using a budget of ¥16 million, the city will introduce water dispensers inside pu...
Feb 21, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu City Boasts Economic Benefit From Rugby World Cup
Kitakyushu City announced that the economic effect of the Rugby World Cup 2019 exceeded ¥2.3 billion. The city hosted a training camp for the Welsh national team for six days in Se...
Feb 20, 2020 Local News
More Details On Fukuoka’s First Coronavirus / COVID-19 Infection
On February 13, the man reported a temperature of 37.5 degrees. He was examined by doctors at a hospital, but allowed to recuperate at home. He was readmitted to the hospital on Fe...
Feb 20, 2020 Local News
Olympic Motif Paper Lanterns from Yame on Sale
Yame chochin lanterns designed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are now available at the official Olympics goods shop inside BIC Camera Tenjin. The lantern made of...
Feb 20, 2020 Local News
Subscription Service for Condominium Repair Expanding
A Kitakyushu based, fixed-rate service for apartment maintenance is gaining increased attention. The unique subscription service launched...
Feb 20, 2020 Local News
First COVID-19 Coronavirus in Fukuoka
Today, February 20, Fukuoka City announced that a Japanese man in his sixties has become infected with COVID-19 (new coronavirus). This is the first confirmed infection involving a...
