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Oct 24, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prof Arrested for Stimulant Use
A 52-year-old professor, Koji Sakai, from Fukuoka University of Education in Munakata City has been arrested on suspicion of...
Aug 30, 2023 Local News
Schools in Prefecture Go Straw-Free
Schools in Munakata City have initiated a "straw-less" campaign to reduce plastic waste, starting with Hinosato Middle School. Milk cartons have been redesigned to make straw-free ...
Jun 22, 2023 Local News
Munakata Taisha Calls for Early World Heritage Center Construction
On the approach of its sixth anniversary as a World Heritage Site, Munakata Taisha representatives called for the construction of a dedicated center to promote...
Sep 28, 2022 Local News
Remote Island Experiments Using Only Additive-Free Soap
An experiment was conducted on a remote island in Munakata City, where people were asked to use only additive-free soap for bathing and washing clothes. As a result, the water disc...
Jan 18, 2022 Local News
Potential of Two Munakata Companies Recognized
Two Munakata companies joined the list of ‘300 promising mid-and-small sized companies,’ produced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. Canadian Camo Riding Club and Hir...
Nov 29, 2021 Local News
Munakata-based Ocean Cleaning Crowdfund Project
Sea+SonS, a Munakata City-based organization consisting of young fishers and more, launched a crowdfunding project for ocean cleaning. In addition to covering the costs of collecti...
Nov 9, 2021 Local News
First Apartment Building with Climbing Wall in Japan in Munakata
The first climbing wall on the exterior of a housing complex was built on Hinosato 48 in Munakata City, Fukuoka. Hinosato 48 is a residential complex developed collaboratively by.....
Sep 7, 2021 Local News
Islanders in Fukuoka Test Switch To Additive-free Detergents
A social trial to test the effects after discontinuing the use of synthetic detergents began on an island within Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The industry-academia-government...
Jul 13, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Company Produces Self-cooling Artificial Turf
Coool, an artificial turf manufacturer based in Munakata City, is actively promoting its self-cooling grass. Using evaporative cooling effects of limestone mixed in the synthetic g...
Oct 16, 2020 Local News
Munakata Global Environmental Symposium Streams Video
Munakata Global Environmental Symposium begins online today. With the annual theme of “Tokowaka ~ the law of the nature and circle of life,” the seventh edition of the event (Oct. ...
