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Jan 25, 2019 Local News
Browsing Ants Found in Hakata Port
Browsing ants, native to Southern Europe, have been found at Hakata Port in September 2018. The Environment Ministry reported on Jan. 23 that it was the first such confirmation in ...
Jan 25, 2019 Local News
School Uniforms to be Updated for Gender Neutrality
The Fukuoka City Board of Education is currently reviewing designs for Fukuoka City's municipal junior high school uniforms with participation by students. In the city, 68 schools ...
Jan 24, 2019 Local News
Hakata Starlanes to Close in March
Hakata Starlanes, one of the largest bowling centers in Kyushu, will close this March. In addition to domestic and international bowling tournaments, the place frequently had been ...
Jan 24, 2019 Local News
Living Scorpion Found in Hakata Port
Fukuoka City announced on Jan. 22 that a scorpion-like creature was found in the container yard on the Island City in Higashi-ku. The creature was reportedly alive when a worker of...
Jan 23, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu Reveals Plans for Expansion in Hakata
JR Kyushu announced that it is considering to increases the number of floors their JR Hakata City complex. A plan to construct a new level above the platforms of the regular JR tr...
Jan 21, 2019 Local News
Lucky “Fukuran” Eggs Now on Sale
Ichiran's lucky "fukuran" eggs go on sale until Setsubun (Feb. 3). Ichiran's version of kantamago (eggs that are believed to prevent sickness) are soft boiled and lightly salted. F...
Jan 18, 2019 Local News
Kickboard Share Project Gets Fukuoka City Support
A kickboard share project by AnyPay Inc. was selected as a test project with support from Fukuoka City. The city has supported other AI and IoT experiments which aim to improve or ...
Jan 17, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City’s Flower Bed Project to Expand
Fukuoka City’s unique initiative for the proliferation of flower beds around the city, One Flower One Citizen, takes new steps this year. The city is calling for flower bed owners ...
Jan 17, 2019 Local News
Delta Airlines to Discontinue Fukuoka-Honolulu Route
From May this year the non-stop flight between Fukuoka International Airport and Honolulu, operated by Delta Airlines, will be terminated as part of Delta Airline’s larger reshuffl...
Jan 11, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Ropeway Project Moves Forward
On January 9, a Fukuoka City research group concluded that building a cable car connecting Hakata Station and the Port of Hakata could be financially beneficial. The city's prelimi...