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Oct 12, 2021 Local News
Itoshima City and Nishinippon City Cooperate to Create Jobs
Itoshima City has partnered with The Nishi-Nippon City Bank (NCB) to promote the creation of new jobs. The city’s “Itoshima Science Village” plan would be combined with NCB’s busin...
Oct 12, 2021 Local News
Island City Land Purchases Announced
On October 8, Fukuoka City announced the selling of land in Island City (Higashi Ward) to major domestic companies. The furniture brand, Nitori Co., Ltd., would acquire a lot of 40...
Oct 12, 2021 Local News
Oita-based Soy Sauce Company Developed Product Made From Insects
An Oita-based soy sauce brewer developed a shoyu product made from crickets. The joint project between Marumata Shoyu and a local startup, Otogino, succeeded in turning traditional...
Oct 11, 2021 Local News
Artistic Reiwa Monuments Installed in Sakamoto Hachimangu Shrine
A new monument was installed near the Sakamoto Hachimangu Shrine in Dazaifu City. With the theme of “plum-blossom viewing banquet,” local artists created an object using three stai...
Oct 11, 2021 Local News
Twenty Emus Fled Farm in Kumamoto
Twenty emus fled from a sightseeing farm in Kumamoto Prefecture on Oct. 7. Kikuchi Emu Tourist Farm confirmed the escape of these enormous birds after they were spotted on public r...
Oct 11, 2021 Local News
Ganesha Installed Inside Yoshizuka Little Asia Market
A statue of the elephant-headed Hindu god, Ganesha, has come to Yoshizuka Ichiba Little Asia Market in Fukuoka City. The Indian-made stone statue weighs 1.3 tons and will become a ...
Oct 8, 2021 Local News
Nishitetsu Tests Allowing Bicycles On Trains
From October 23, Nishi-Nippon Railroad will carry out a "cycle train" trial allowing bicycles to be brought into the train cars of the limited express train of the Tenjin Omuta Lin...
Oct 8, 2021 Local News
FOSA 2021 Online Culture Show
Fukuoka Overseas Students Association (FOSA) will stream its 2021 culture show on October 9. Exchange students in Fukuoka Prefecture introduce music, dance, and more performances o...
Oct 8, 2021 Local News
Autumn Asian-film Screenings in Fukuoka
Despite the sudden discontinuation of Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival (FFF) as of March 2021, Fukuokans can enjoy many Asian film screenings this October. Take th...
Oct 8, 2021 Local News
Kyudai and Jetro Startup Collaboration
Kyushu University and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) announced a partnership to support international startup companies. JETRO’s fifty-five international offices would s...
