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Jul 27, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City to Expand 4th Inoculation to Health Care Workers and Others
Based on the national government's policy, Fukuoka City has decided to expand the number of people eligible for the fourth round of vaccination against the new strain of Corona...
Jul 27, 2022 Local News
Monkeypox Testing System Being Developed in Fukuoka Prefecture
Following the first confirmed "monkeypox" case, a testing system is being developed in Fukuoka Prefecture. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, the infected man...
Jul 26, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu To Suspend Train Services Due To Difficulty In Securing Crews
JR Kyushu has announced that it will suspend 12 express trains from this month to next month due to the spread of the new coronavirus among drivers and other crew members, making i...
Jul 26, 2022 Local News
Public Asked to Stand in Two Lines on Escalators
In order to prevent escalator accidents, a safety campaign was held at a subway station in Fukuoka City, urging users to stand and ride in two lines instead of walking up escalator...
Jul 26, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyuden To Collaborate in Global Warming Countermeasures
Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyushu Electric Power Co. have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in global warming countermeasures, including introducing renewable energy and re...
Jul 26, 2022 Local News
World’s First Netflix Animation Production Zone in KidZania Fukuoka
Netflix’s first animation production studio for kids worldwide will open in KidZania Fukuoka on July 30. The collaboration would allow kids to explore the world of stop motion anim...
Jul 26, 2022 Local News
Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Dispatched To Kanoya Base, Kagoshima
U.S. Army Japan’s uncrewed reconnaissance aircraft will be dispatched at Kanoya Air Base in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kanoya City recently signed an agreement to accept up to eight MQ9...
Jul 25, 2022 Local News
Sakurajima Volcano Erupts – 33 Households Evacuated
On the evening of July 24, Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture erupted explosively, sending large cinders flying as far as 2.5 km from the crater. The Japan Meteorological Agency is...
Jul 25, 2022 Local News
Mr Max To Discontinue Sales of Dogs and Cats
Fukuoka-based discount store Mr. Max announced it will discontinue sales of dogs and cats from December 2025. The decision was based on consideration of ethical standards of keepin...
Jul 25, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City & Toyota To Trial On-Demand Taxi Service
Social trials of new on-demand transportation services will begin in three different areas in Fukuoka City in the fall of 2022. The city chose one of Toyota’s group companies, Aisi...