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Jul 6, 2022 Local News
5.2 Kilometer Elevated Stretch of Nishitetsu Omuta Line Opens Next Month
Construction to elevate the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line tracks has been completed, and the line will switch to elevated service between Zasshonokuma and Shimoori stations starting...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
New 113-meter-high Building Announced for Tenjin
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company and local developer Fukuoka Jisho announced a joint redevelopment project in the Tenjin area. Their new building will replace the current Nishi-dori...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
Summer Bonuses for Public Employees Reduced
Summer bonuses for public employees were paid today. Due to the pandemic, bonuses in Fukuoka Prefecture were lowered for the second consecutive year, with the average amount for ad...
Jun 28, 2022 Local News
Rainy Season Over in Northern Kyushu – Shortest Ever
The Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory announced at 11:00 a.m. on June 28 that the rainy season had ended in northern Kyushu. This is the earliest end of the rainy season ...
Jun 28, 2022 Local News
Kyushu Power Asks Public To Reduce Use of Electricity
Kyushu Electric Power asks customers to reduce summertime electricity use for the first time in seven years. Kyuden anticipates that electricity demand may reach the capacity due t...
Jun 27, 2022 Local News
Kumamoto, Asakura and Kokura Summer Festivals Return
Summer festivals are returning to Kyushu in the third year of dealing with the new coronavirus pandemic. In July, Kokura Gion Daiko in Kitakyushu City resumes its 400 years of trad...
Jun 24, 2022 Local News
Debris Removed From Fire at Kitakyushu City’s Tanga Market
On June 23, workers began clearing debris from the fire that broke out at Kitakyushu City's Tanga Market in April of this year. More than two months after the fire, which destroyed...
Jun 24, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu City Mayor Calls on Public To Remove Masks To Prevent Heat Stroke
Mayor Kitahashi of Kitakyushu City reiterated his call for people to remove their masks to prevent heat stroke and asked for understanding from those who wear stickers indicating t...
Jun 23, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka School of Entrepreneurship’s Website Open
Fukuoka School of Entrepreneurship was launched to foster mindsets for business and value creation for local students. As part of Fukuoka City’s ‘Future Creation Platform...
Jun 16, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Ranks 22nd in Monocle’s Global Quality of Life Survey 2022
Monocle’s 15th annual Quality of Life Survey was released on June 16, and the good news? Fukuoka is back in its ranking of the top 25 desirable cities to live in the world! Caption...
