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Mar 27, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka’s Preferred Residential Areas Revealed
Rankings of the most preferred residential areas in Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City were released on Mar. 26 by Recruit Sumai Company Ltd. The area of Hakata topped both rankin...
Mar 20, 2020 Local News
Munakata Resident Becomes Fukuoka’s Fifth COVID-19 Case
On March 19, Fukuoka Prefecture revealed that a female in her thirties and a resident Munakata City became infected with COVID-19. Reportedly she visited Italy this month and came ...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
Itoshima Released ‘Disaster Preventional Portal’ Smartphone Website
Itoshima City opened a disaster-preventional website for smartphone users. To secure swift access to accurate information during disasters, the city gathered items such as...
Mar 11, 2020 Local News
Historic Kenjiro Matsumoto Residence Open House
The former residence of Kenjiro Matsumoto in Kitakyushu City (listed as an Important Cultural Assets and Heritage of Industrial Modernization of Japan) will welcome visitors on Apr...
Mar 9, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Subway Provides Ridership Data So Public Can Avoid Crowded Times
Fukuoka City Subway is now providing visual data of train ridership to encourage people to use less-crowded trains. To minimize the risk of COVID-19 infections, detailed informatio...
Mar 9, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Increases its COVID-19 Capacity
Fukuoka City has expanded its capacity to conduct coronavirus screenings. By reorganizing the screening system with more flexible shift management for screening staff, the city qua...
Feb 27, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Announces Temporary Closure of Twenty Facilities
Fukuoka City announced the closure of the following about twenty cultural facilities for the period between Feb. 27 ~ Mar. 20 to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. Meanwhile, t...
Feb 26, 2020 Local News
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Cancels Graduation Ceremonies
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University will cancel its graduation and entrance ceremonies scheduled in the months of March and April. The university explained in its press release tha...
Feb 26, 2020 Local News
COVID-19 Resources & Call Centers in Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture is providing health consultations for COVID-19 related matters via telephone. Here is a list of services and phone numbers...
Feb 21, 2020 Local News
AEON to Open Their Largest Mall in Former Space World
A large-scale outlet mall, The Outlet, will open on the former Space World site in the spring of 2022. On February 19, Aeon Mall Corporation announced the outline of the new shoppi...
