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Sep 3, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Motor Show 2019 to be Held in December
Fukuoka Motor Show 2019 will be held from Dec. 20 to 23 at multiple venues including Marine Messe Fukuoka. With a range of new services like car sharing springing up, the automobil...
Aug 30, 2019 Local News
Program to Foster AI-skilled Engineers in Fukuoka
Standard, a startup launched by students of Tokyo University, Keio University, Waseda University and more has begun an educational program for students in Fukuoka. The community, n...
Aug 30, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Gets High Marks for Urban Development
Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center released a report on urban competitiveness of eight cities around the world, and Fukuoka was named as a city with the most progress in 'urban de...
Aug 30, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka’s Amaou Strawberry Retains Top Brand Ranking
Amaou has remains at the top of national strawberry brands with the highest average sales price per kilogram for fifteen years in a row. The strawberry from Fukuoka hit stores in 2...
Aug 30, 2019 Local News
Parrots Pirated From Shop in Asakura
Five birds were stolen from Bird Center Asakura. On the morning of August 19, the shop owner Yasunori Tanaka entered the bird shed and found cages of five parrots worth ¥1.7 millio...
Aug 27, 2019 Local News
Ride the Haunted Ferris Wheel at Marinoa City
Enjoy your nights on a haunted Ferris wheel at Marinoa City Fukuoka. The horror event "Woman of Bloody Scissors" uses projections, sound effects, and physical motions to scare the ...
Aug 26, 2019 Local News
First Boat Tour Around Okinoshima World Heritage
A boat tour around Okinoshima took place on July 15 to celebrate two years since the island and associated sites in the Munakata region were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list...
Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Electric Kickboard Trials Set For Fukuoka
Trial rides on e-scooters will take place at Kaizuka Park between August 31 and September 7. The event will take place as a part of the Fukuoka Smart East project, which is conside...
Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Monkey Spotted in Urban Fukuoka
A monkey has been spotted running wild around several areas of urban of Fukuoka. Prefectural police received a report of the monkey inside the backyard of a house in Chuo Ward, Fuk...
Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Begins Disaster Information in 18 Languages
Fukuoka City recently expanded the number of languages provided via telephone during disasters. The city’s call center can provide information to foreigners in disastrous situation...
