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Aug 8, 2020 Local News
Printing Company Produces Clear Barriers With Scenic Scenes of Itoshima
The impact of the spread of the new coronavirus has seen many local businesses in Itoshima introduce plastic infection-prevention sheets. However, these make for an awkward aesthet...
Aug 8, 2020 Local News
Nishitetsu Reports 7.4 billion Deficit
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) announced its consolidated accounts for the term between April to June 2020. Accordingly, the company faces a deficit of ¥7.4 billion, ...
Aug 8, 2020 Local News
Cluster Found at Japan University of Economics and Other Locations in Fukuoka
On August 7, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 140 more cases of the new coronavirus infection. Eighty of those cases were found in Fukuoka City, which also announced the death of a COV...
Aug 7, 2020 Local News
Nigh Time Cruising in Yanagawa’s Canals Resumes
The Yanagawa Akari Bune will resume operation for 2020 on August 7. The atmospheric summer-night cruise welcomes guests onto a lantern-lit gondolas that quietly glide through the c...
Aug 7, 2020 Local News
Live Music Venues in Fukuoka Plan Events from Aug 7 to 9
Cavern Beat, a live house in Fukuoka City’s Chuo-ward, will hold a three-day online charity event between August 7 to 9. Twelve Fukuoka-based bands and singers will perform their o...
Aug 6, 2020 Local News
Mayor Rules Out “Flat Out” Restrictions Over Obon Travel
The Fukuoka City Mayor, Soichiro Takashima, mentioned at a press conference on Aug. 4 that the city is not planning to restrict inter-regional travel during the Obon homecoming sea...
Aug 6, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Corona Warning – Public Asked to Limit Dining Out Time to Under Two Hours
Reflecting upon the regional spike of COVID-19 infections, the ‘Fukuoka Corona Warning’ was formally issued as of evening on August 5. Local eateries with guest services, bars, and...
Aug 6, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Music Month Pivots To Online
The annual Fukuoka Music Month has canceled all events for September 2020. The festival that began in 2014 consolidates five music festivals and other live concerts, including Suns...
Aug 6, 2020 Local News
Police Chase Wild Boar In Central Fukuoka City
In the early morning on August 5, a wild boar sighted by police stationed near the U.S. Consulate Fukuoka. The boar then fled into the neighboring Ohori Park and Maizuru Park.
Aug 5, 2020 Local News
Picturebook Museum 2020 to be Held Online
The 'At Home Picture Book Museum 2020' will begin on August 14. While the annual children's' in-museum exhibition for 2020 was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus, th...
