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Jul 1, 2022 Local News
New 113-meter-high Building Announced for Tenjin
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company and local developer Fukuoka Jisho announced a joint redevelopment project in the Tenjin area. Their new building will replace the current Nishi-dori...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
Teleworking Facility Opened in Toho Town
Fukuoka Prefecture opened a remote-working office in Toho Village. The Telework Terrace Hoshu is designed to revitalize the underpopulated region while remote work becomes more nor...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
Startups Nulab Listed On Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth
One of Fukuoka's earliest startup companies, Nulab, became listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Growth market on June 28. The Fukuoka City-based company offers online collaboration...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
JR Hitahikosan Line “BRT” Restoration Plans Means More Stations
The section between Soeda Station and Yoake Station on the JR Hita-Hikosan Line, which was damaged by the torrential rains in northern Kyushu five years ago and has been out of ser...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
Summer Bonuses for Public Employees Reduced
Summer bonuses for public employees were paid today. Due to the pandemic, bonuses in Fukuoka Prefecture were lowered for the second consecutive year, with the average amount for ad...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
Oita Onsen Association Launches Safety Program
Oita’s local hot spring association launched its safety program, ‘Yufuin Anshin no Yado.’ It is the first initiative by a hotel association to qualify safety measures against the n...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
Kyudai Associate Professor Received Knighthood
Shutaro Takeda, a 33-year-old associate professor at Kyushu University, received his knighthood from the Knights of Malta. The international organization with more than 900 years o...
Jun 29, 2022 Local News
Karatsu-born Singer-songwriter Kenichi Yamasaki To Perform in London
Kenichi Yamasaki is a bright, charismatic, soccer-loving 28-year-old singer-songwriter born in Karatsu, Saga. He taught himself keyboards and guitar, and six years ago, his career ...
Jun 29, 2022 Local News
Hoshino Resort’s Urban Brand “OMO” Coming To Kyushu
OMO is an experiential hotel brand that proposes not only lodging but also activities to enjoy the city together with the local community, and this is the first entry into Kyushu. ...
Jun 29, 2022 Local News
SoftBank Hawks Baseball Hit With C19 Infections – Game Canceled
SoftBank Hawks, Fukuoka’s professional baseball team, announced that five players, including pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada, a coach, and two staff members, have been infected with the new ...
