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May 14, 2024 Local News
Munakata City Launches First Sick Child Pickup Service in Fukuoka Prefecture
Starting May 10, Munakata City has introduced a pioneering service in Fukuoka Prefecture where nurses and childcare workers pick up...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.....
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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...
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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...