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Aug 15, 2019 Local News
Light Flooding Reported Inside Tenjin Chikagai
Water flooded onto the floors of Tenjin Chikagai on August 9 along the east side passage of the shopping arcade, around the Tenjin Subway Station gate. The water disappeared within...
Aug 9, 2019 Local News
New Capsule Hotel Opens in Hakata Riverain Mall Basement
Nine Hours, a capsule hotel offering quality stays in its cozy sleeping pods, opens its first hotel in Kyushu. The hotel provides 66 rooms for women and 61 rooms for men on the bas...
Aug 7, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Tops in Population Increase
According to a census conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population of Japan (as of Jan. 1) fell 433,239 year-on-year to 124,776,364. Despite thi...
Aug 6, 2019 Local News
Free Ice Cream Bars With Ippudo Ramen!
Order a bowl of ramen at Ippudo and get a free bar of ice cream! A special summer campaign is taking place at Ippudo shops to promote Fukuoka's long-selling ice cream, Black Montbl...
Aug 5, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Sets New Record For Tax Collection
Fukuoka City expects record high tax revenues for fiscal year 2018. The estimated tax income of the city exceeded ¥332 billion, up 13.4% from the year before. The significant part ...
Aug 5, 2019 Local News
Ropponmatsu Ranked as Most Favorable Residential Area in Fukuoka
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. surveyed the level of satisfaction for each residential area in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Ropponmatsu took the top spot on the list...
Aug 2, 2019 Local News
Nakasu Chinya Closes After 71 Years
Nakasu Chinya closed on July 27. The restaurant was a long-time favorite spot in Fukuoka, serving quality sukiyaki dishes made of locally-sourced wagyu beef. On the closing day, lo...
Jul 31, 2019 Local News
More Female Business Leaders in Kyushu Than National Average
A survey by the Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Data Bank revealed that 9% of companies in Kyushu and Okinawa area have female leaders as of April 2019. The figure has risen by 1.8% comp...
Jul 30, 2019 Local News
Koreans Cancel Participation at Tsushima Festival
The city of Busan canceled plans to participate in the Tsushima Izuhara Port Festival of Tsushima City, Nagasaki, reflecting the current diplomatic situation between the two countr...
Jul 23, 2019 Local News
Itoshima Agriculture Courses Offered
Itoshima City and Fukuoka Prefecture will open Ito-no Courses (Itoshima agriculture courses) beginning in August. The city and the prefecture have set up an agriculture promotional...