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Dec 14, 2018 Local News
Cat Specialty Bookstore in Ropponmatsu
A bookstore specializing in cat-related books opened in Ropponmatsu, Fukuoka City on December 3. The shop is named Shoshi Wagahaido and has operated as an online store since 2013. ...
Dec 12, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Propose Extending Startup Visa From Six to Twelve Months
At a meeting of national strategic special zones Fukuoka City proposed to extend the term for the “Startup Visa (Entrepreneurial Incentives for Foreigners)” from the current six mo...
Dec 12, 2018 Local News
Hakata Waterfront Redevelopment Announced
Fukuoka City is planning a redevelopment of Hakata Port’s waterfront district. The ¥40 billion budget will include construction of a new terminal building with a gross floor area o...
Dec 10, 2018 Local News
Tenjin Big Bang Project Update
It was announced that the first offices to open as part of the Tenjin Big Bang redevelopment project would be completed towards the end of September 2021. Construction work on the ...
Dec 7, 2018 Local News
Nakagawa City Takes Steps to Attract Entrepreneurs
Nakagawa City is set to establish a new ordinance for attracting entrepreneurs. Taking the chance of its promotion to a city, the local government intends to accelerate the economy...
Dec 6, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Growth Next Initiative Renewal
It was announced that the Fukuoka Growth Next (FGN) initiative would be renewed next summer. The public-private facility provides support to new startups. It was announced on Novem...
Dec 6, 2018 Local News
Fourteen New Yatai Licenses Available in Fukuoka
On Dec. 5 a meeting of Fukuoka City’s Yatai Selection Committee was held. The processes, terms, and conditions for the next round of yatai (mobile food stall) licensing was discuss...
Dec 4, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka International Airport Takes Over Terminal Building Operations
On Nov. 1, Fukuoka International Airport, the company established by a consortium of local companies that won the right to run the Fukuoka Airport, assumed operations of the airpor...
Dec 4, 2018 Local News
Saibu Gas to Open Hot Spring Facility
Saibu Gas announced their entrance into the hot spring business as a part of their mid-term management plan for 2016. Their first hot spring facility Odo no Yudokoro will open in t...
Nov 30, 2018 Local News
JR Kyushu To Raise Fares
The president of JR Kyushu, Toshihiko Aoyagi, announced at a press conference on Nov. 26 that the company would raise its train fares reflecting Japan's consumption tax hike schedu...
