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Mar 25, 2020 Local News
Photographer Offers a Deal to Students Who Missed Graduation Ceremonies
Iinefoto Planning Office, a photo studio in Hakata Ward, is offering heavily discounted portrait photography for those who missed graduation ceremonies due to the new coronavirus. ...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
Hakata Matsubayashi Registered as National Important Cultural Assets
Traditional procession of Hakata Matsubayashi has been appointed as one of Japan's Intangible Cultural Properties. The 840-year-old procession, representing three gods and a group ...
Mar 11, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Suspends Jet Ferry Service to Korea
JR Kyushu Jet Ferry announced temporary cancellation of their high-speed Beetle hydrofoil service between Hakata and Busan between Mar. 9 and Mar. 31. This comes in response to...
Feb 7, 2020 Local News
World-fastest Air-powered Motorcycle Developed By Students In Fukuoka
A group of high school students in Fukuoka developed the world-fastest air-powered motorcycle. Eight students at Hakata Technical...
Jan 29, 2020 Local News
Cruise Ships From China Cancel Calls to Kyushu
Cancellations of cruise tours have begun to hit ports around Kyushu. A cruise from China arrived at Hakata Port in the morning of Jan. 27 after departing just before the Chinese go...
Jan 28, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu’s New High Trimaran to Begin Service in July
JR Kyushu has announced that reservations for the Queen Beetle will begin on January 30. As the world's first 80m class trimaran it will connect Fukuoka to Busan in 3 hours and 40 ...
Jan 28, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Drops out of First Place with Cruise Ships
The number of cruise ships calling on Hakata Port in 2019 dropped to 229, pushing Fukuoka out of first place in the number of cruise ship calls in Japan. According to an announceme...
Dec 20, 2019 Local News
Nishi-nippon City Bank’s Landmark Building to be Redeveloped
It was announced that the head office of Nishi-nippon City Bank, located on a prime plot in front of JR Hakata Station, will be redeveloped. The building has been a landmark of the...
Nov 8, 2019 Local News
It’s Burger Month at Wolfgang’s!
Internationally renowned for their super-premium USDA Prime, dry-aged in-house steaks, today we found out they also make awesome burgers! But hurry, there’s just one week left to e...
Oct 28, 2019 Local News
Odakyu to Open New Accommodation Facilities in Fukuoka
Odakyu Electric Railway announced on October 3, that they will open two new accommodation facilities in...