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Dec 5, 2022 Local News
Matsuda Sangyo to Build New Plant in Kitakyushu
Matsuda Sangyo, a recycler of precious metals, will build a new plant in Kitakyushu City, its first in Kyushu. Construction will begin in fiscal 2023 on a roughly 60,000 m2 site in...
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
Hong Kong-based Cram School Curioo Expands its Japan Operations with an Eye on Kyushu
Curioo, a Hong Kong-based cram school that focuses on enhancing children's creativity, is opening more schools in Kyushu. The school aims to boost skills like entrepreneurship and ...
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Foreign Investment Promotion Seminar to be Held Online
On Dec. 21, the Prefecture-sponsored Fukuoka Foreign Investment Promotion Seminar will be held online. Although the social situation has changed drastically due to the COVID-19 pan...
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu To Do More Business in Tenjin
JR Kyushu accelerates their Tenjin-based business. While JR Hakata Station and its surrounding area were once recognized as the area of focus of Kyushu Railway Company’s business, ...
Dec 2, 2022 Local News
Cathay Pacific Resumes Fukuoka – Hong Kong flights
Cathay Pacific flights between Fukuoka and Hong Kong, suspended due to the Corona disaster, resumed operations on Dec. 1st. Cathay Pacific will operate three round-trip flights bet...
Dec 2, 2022 Local News
Home Grown Marijuana Bust in Fukuoka
A 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating marijuana plants at his home in Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Photos provided by the police show a large amount of "...
Dec 2, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Issues Corona Alert
Fukuoka Prefecture has activated the prefecture's own corona alert in response to the Omicron strain, as the utilization rate of hospital beds has exceeded 30%. Governor Hattori ca...
Dec 2, 2022 Local News
Aeon Kyushu Donates Millions for Environmental Studies
Aeon Kyushu donated approximately 10 million yen to Fukuoka Prefecture to be used for environmental education for children. On the afternoon of November 30, President Yuji Shibata ...
Dec 2, 2022 Local News
Tap Water Odor reported in Parts of Fukuoka City
Reports from about 500 citizens about an unusual odor in tap water in Fukuoka City were recently reported. The waterworks bureau said that most areas had been cleaned by the mornin...
Dec 2, 2022 Local News
Tenjin Shintencho Renovation Announced
On November 30, the Shintencho shopping district union and companies such as PARCO and Nishitetsu officially announced plans to jointly redevelop the shopping district and adjacent...
