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Oct 22, 2018 Local News
Mizutaki Flavored Potato Chips
Calbee have joined forces with Fukuoka Prefecture to develop mizutaki (chicken hot pot) flavored potato chips. These efforts form part of a wider initiative that sees the company c...
Oct 22, 2018 Local News
Kumamon Number Plate Popular with Drivers
Special Kumamoto number plates that include a silhouette of Kumamon in the design have proven popular with the public. At the beginning of October, the Ministry of Land, Infrastruc...
Oct 12, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Second in Ranking of Japanese Cities
The Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies released findings from a study into the most appealing cities in Japan outside of Tokyo. The research took a range of ...
Oct 11, 2018 Local News
Kyushu University Aims to Use Renewable Energy to Produce Hydrogen
Kyushu University has started conducting research into the usage of renewable energy to produce hydrogen and the development of hydrogen storage materials made from hydrogen alloys...
Oct 4, 2018 Local News
Typhoon No. 25 Kong-rey Heading Towards Kyushu
The Japan Meteorological Agency is issuing advisories for this season’s 25th typhoon (KONG-REY). This typhoon is projected to travel along the western coast of Kyushu and Sea of Ja...
Oct 4, 2018 Local News
Thai Consulate Opens in Fukuoka
The Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo announced that a Consulate-General has been established in Fukuoka. The Consul-General paid a visit to Fukuoka Prefectural Governor Hiroshi Ogawa on...
Oct 1, 2018 Local News
Conflict Over Fukuoka City Accommodation Tax
Fukuoka Prefectural and City officials met on September 26 to discuss issues surrounding the creation of a tourist accommodation tax. The discussion follows the Fukuoka City Legisl...
Sep 28, 2018 Local News
Typhoon No. 24 Approaching Kyushu
The Japan Meteorological Agency is issuing advisories for this season’s 24th typhoon (TRAMI). It will bring heavy rains and strong winds to the Okinawa Islands and is expected to p...
Sep 28, 2018 Local News
Tamori Appointed Ukiha City Ambassador
It has been announced that the much-loved television personality Tamori (real name Kazuyoshi Morita) will become a hometown ambassador for Ukiha City. Tamori is originally from Fuk...
Sep 25, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Zoo to Open New Entrance
The Fukuoka City Zoological Garden will open a new entrance to their premises on October 20. The construction will not only serve as the main gate to the zoo, but will also provide...