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Oct 30, 2020 Local News
New Nagasaki Shinknasen To Be Named Kamome
JR Kyushu named the new shinkansen (bullet train), which will run between Nagasaki and Takeo-onsen ‘Kamome.’ The six-car train (N700S) will feature an exterior and interior designe...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Line-based E-ticket Tests Begins at Fukuoka City Cultural Facilities in Fukuoka City
A new digital ticketing system will be introduced at five cultural facilities in Fukuoka City on a trial basis. Using a new Line account introduced by the city, Fukuoka Guide (@fuk...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
SnowPeak and JR Kyushu Collaborates In Tourism Promotion
JR Kyushu announced a partnership with Snow Peak Inc., the Niigata-based international outdoor gear brand. The association's goal is to promote the Kyushu regions' charms by connec...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture’s Accommodation Discount Campaign Starts November 5
Fukuoka Prefecture will issue special hotel vouchers to accelerate the recovery of local tourism. Beginning on November 5, two different vouchers (a ¥5,000 voucher sold for ¥2,500 ...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Kyushu & Korea Leaders Share COVID19 Information
On October 27, three governors and mayors in Kyushu-Yamaguchi and Korea held an online meeting to exchange their latest coronavirus-prevention measures. The leader of Busan City re...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Welcome Itoshima Coupon Debuts on November 1
A set of ¥5,000 coupons (¥3,000 x 1 accommodation ticket + ¥500 x 4 shop coupons) will be distributed to guests who stay at registered accommodation facilities inside the city. Eve...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Mayor Calls for Caution Over Halloween Gatherings
The mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, asked residents to wear masks at local Halloween events and try to avoid joining large crowds. According to the city, some ten thousa...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
New Smartphone App Shares Excitement of Flying Fish
October is the fishery season of flying fish. The fish, also known as Kyushu-ago, is one of the classic sea ingredients in Kyushu. Its behavior of jumping out of water is thought t...
Oct 29, 2020 Local News
Final Five Days For Tiempo Iberoamericano’s Crowdfund Project
NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano is a Latin cultural center based in Fukuoka that has for 23 years introduced Latin culture from dance, music, arts, language to food to the city of Fukuok...
Oct 29, 2020 Local News
World’s First Recycled Paper Diaper Tested in Kagoshima
Unicharm Corporation announced the expansion of its Kagoshima-based diaper recycling project into the next decade. Since 2016, the company has conducted public trials to collect an...
