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May 12, 2022 Local News
Toyota’s Miyata Plant Suspends Operations Due to Shanghai Lockdown
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it will temporarily suspend operations at eight plants in Japan, including the Miyata Plant in Fukuoka Prefecture, due to parts procurem...
May 12, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Airport International Terminal Expansion and Renovation to Begin
Fukuoka International Airport Corporation, the operator of Fukuoka Airport, has announced that it will begin construction soon on an expansion and renovation of the international p...
May 11, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Announces Subsidies for Low Income Family Education
Fukuoka City has announced that it will issue coupons that can be used for lessons starting in July to support children from economically distressed households. According to Fukuok...
May 11, 2022 Local News
Sediment Disposal Facility Owner Arrested
The 74-year-old president of a company operating a landfill in Itoshima City was arrested on suspicion of violating the prefecture's sediment ordinance by creating fill without per...
May 10, 2022 Local News
Invasive Hornet Found in Fukuoka City – Alert Issued
A Tsumaaka Hornet, which is designated as an invasive alien species because of its potential impact on the ecosystem, has been confirmed in Fukuoka City. Authorities are urgently.....
May 10, 2022 Local News
“Cats” Actor in Court For Panty Theft in Fukuoka
Tsubasa Tagoku, 35, an actor living in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, was charged with breaking and entering and stealing underwear from a woman's apartment in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City on three oc...
Apr 27, 2022 Local News
Governor Calls for Implementation of Infection Control Measures Before Golden Week
Governor Hattori of Fukuoka Prefecture called for increased basic infection control measures and free testing before and during the upcoming Golden Week holidays...
Apr 27, 2022 Local News
Twelve Restaurants To Open in Tenjin Business Center
Twelve popular restaurants from Tokyo and Fukuoka will open for business from April 29 in the basement of the recently completed Tenjin Business Center building...
Apr 27, 2022 Local News
Former Kaishima Residence Reopened as Tea House
The former residence of the Kaijima Family in Minami Ward, Fukuoka City, was renovated into an urban park. Takamiya Garden opened on Apr. 1 after converting and renovating the hist...
Apr 27, 2022 Local News
Inflow of Head Offices in Fukuoka Exceeds Outflow for Fifth Consecutive Year
The Fukuoka Branch of Teikoku Databank announced that 57 companies relocated their headquarters from elsewhere in Japan to Fukuoka Prefecture in 2021, compared to 45 that moved out...