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Mar 17, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka International Marathon To Continue Under New System
The Fukuoka International Marathon will take a new form and return to the city on Dec. 4, 2022. Due to financial hardships and reduced popularity, the long-running international ma...
Mar 17, 2022 Local News
Kyudai and Sojitz Tie-up For Cancer Detection Technology Business
The Kyushu-University startup, Hirotsu BioScience, and Sojitz announced a partnership to develop international healthcare businesses. The two companies will export an ‘N-NOSE’ canc...
Mar 16, 2022 Local News
University in Dazaifu To Provide 70 Students From Ukraine with Free Education
The Japan University of Economics announced that it would accept 70 Kyiv National Linguistic University students. The university will invite Japanese-language learners from Ukraine...
Mar 15, 2022 Local News
New Fukuoka-Bangkok Flights Expected to Begin This June
Thai-based Vietjet Air will open a new route connecting Fukuoka and Bangkok. The route has been unserviced since March 2020, when Thai Airways announced the temporary cancellation ...
Mar 15, 2022 Local News
Ukrainian Residents of Fukuoka Meet Prefecture Assembly Members
On Mar. 11, eight Fukuoka-resident Ukrainians visited the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. The group expressed appreciation for the assembly for making an official objection against R...
Mar 15, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Announces Extended Hours At Some Vaccination Venues
Fukuoka City extended hours at its group injection venues. Vaccinations are now available in the evenings on Fridays and Saturdays until 21:00 at eight venues around the city. The ...
Mar 14, 2022 Local News
High-end Restaurant Now a PCR Testing Venue
Sankoen, one of the best-known kaiseki restaurants in Fukuoka, closed in 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic is now a free-PCR screening venue. A Tokyo-based operator converted ...
Mar 11, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Cities Setup Donation Boxes to Support Ukrainian People
Local government offices have installed donation boxes to support people in Ukraine. Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City are soliciting donations at 27 spots to su...
Mar 11, 2022 Local News
Itoshima Oyster Hut Shuttle Bus Service This Weekend
The Itoshima Tourist Association operates a shuttle bus for oyster-hut visitors between Mar. 11 ~14. The bus leaves JR Chikuzenmaebaru Station every 15 ~ 30 min. and takes guests t...
Mar 11, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Restaurant Wins Recipe Contest Using Candies
A Nagoya-based confectionery maker held a unique cooking contest. As implied in its name, ‘okashi-na menu contest,’ the event called for meal recipes using okashi products such as ...