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Dec 14, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Delinquent Tax Payment Report
The Fukuoka Regional Taxation Bureau revealed figures of the tax payment situation in seven prefectures in Kyushu from July 2017 to June 2018. Among 47,617 income tax returns that ...
Dec 13, 2018 Local News
First-ever Public Piano Inside a Train Station in Fukuoka Debuts in Itoshima
On November 24 a public piano was placed just inside of the ticket gate of JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station. Everyone is welcome to play it at any time while the station is open. The pr...
Dec 13, 2018 Local News
Plum Flavored Potato Chips Developed in Collaboration with High School
Calbee has developed ume-anko flavor potato chips in collaboration with Fukuoka Agricultural High School in Dazaifu City. This is their 6th collaboration product with the concept o...
Dec 13, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka University Admits to Unfair Grading
The Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine admitted at a press conference on Dec. 8 that the faculty has manipulated entrance exam results to the disadvantage of applicants who gra...
Dec 7, 2018 Local News
Cat-Friendly Apartment Building to Open in Fukuoka
Miyoshi Real Estate Co., Ltd. is opening a cat-friendly apartment in Sawara-ku, Fukuoka. Reflecting the popularity of keeping cats as pets, the company decided to renovate an entir...
Dec 7, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Partners with Anker Japan for Disaster Relief
Anker Japan, a group company of Anker Innovations Ltd. in China, announced its partnership with Fukuoka City in relief supply during disasters. The company agreed to supply 450 set...
Dec 6, 2018 Local News
Thailand Festival in Tenjin
Thailand Festival will be held in Shintencho Shopping Arcade in Tenjin on December 7 and 8 to celebrate the launch of the new Thai Consulate in Fukuoka. Muay Thai dance performance...
Dec 5, 2018 Local News
Akaushi Beef Restaurant Opens in Fukuoka
Akaushi Dining Yoka-Yoka opened on November 29 on the 10th floor of Kitte Hakata. The restaurant is the first and only restaurant in Fukuoka to source akaushi beef directly from an...
Dec 4, 2018 Local News
Funding Sought for Children Support Program in Saga
The launch of a general incorporated association, Kodomo Takusyoku Oendan, in Saga was announced. A representative of the Tokyo-based, certified NPO Florence Hiroki Komazaki opened...
Dec 4, 2018 Local News
Record Number of Land Acquisitions for Factories in Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture reported that according to research conducted in the period between January and June 2018, the number of land acquisitions for factory construction totaled 17, a...
