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Sep 7, 2016 Local News
Dancing Crab Opens in Fukuoka
Louisiana-style seafood restaurant Dancing Crab will open its first Kyushu branch in Fukuoka on Oct. 27, 2016. The Singaporean restaurant serves Asian-Cajun fusion dishes, includin...
Aug 17, 2016 Local News
Collaborative Menu by Hotel Okura and Picture Book Museum
Hotel Okura Fukuoka’s cafe terrace Camellia is collaborating with Picture Book Museum 2016 to offer a limited-time menu...
Apr 11, 2016 Local News
McDonald’s Gifts Safety Whistles to School Children
This April, McDonald’s has given 46,473 safety whistles to first-graders in Fukuoka (859,223 throughout Japan in total). This is the 14th year the project has run since it...
Apr 8, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Pref. Police Starts Twitter Account
On Apr. 1, Fukuoka Prefectural Police started an official Twitter account: @fukkei_anshin! The accounts releases advice and relative information for the protection of women and chi...
Mar 8, 2016 Local News
Travel Agents and Duty-Free Shops Suspected of Hiring Illegal Labor
On Mar. 3, Fukuoka Prefectural Police referred to the prosecutors the cases of six people, including officials from three Chinese-affiliated travel agents and officials from three ...
Mar 2, 2016 Local News
Man Bites Cop, Gets Just Desserts
For one voracious tour guide, the all-you-can-eat buffet was apparently not enough. Zhonghai Wang, a 48-year-old Chinese man residing in Higashi Ward, was arrested on Feb. 28 on ch...
Feb 22, 2016 Local News
Sazae Silhouettes Vandalized, Removed for Repairs
The metal silhouettes of characters from the Sazae-san cartoon have been removed from Momochi Seaside Park (Sawara Ward) for repairs due to vandalism. The Tara-chan silhouette was ...
Jan 30, 2016 Local News
Kumamon Pirate Busted
Kumamoto Prefecture announced that Chinese authorities have ordered the shutdown of a manufacturer of fake Kumamon goods. The Kumamon pirate was producing and selling 20,000 units ...
Jan 19, 2016 Local News
Prefectural Sexual Assault Hotline Goes 24/7
Did you know that Fukuoka Prefecture has a 24/7/365 sexual assault hotline? In 2014, the number of known sexual assault cases in the prefecture reached 499, or fifth in Japan, and ...
Dec 3, 2015 Local News
City to Switch to Nighttime Bike Collections
The number of illegally parked bicycles in the city center remains high, so City Hall has decided to start removing bikes at...
