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Jul 6, 2018 Local News
Hanoi & Fukuoka to Promote Agricultural Cooperation
Fukuoka Prefecture exchanged agricultural experiences and signed an agreement with Hanoi on agricultural support during a visit to Hanoi on June 28. Over the past year, Hanoi and F...
Jul 6, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Kindergartens to Start Accepting Preschoolers
Starting in August this year, six kindergartens inside Fukuoka City will start childcare projects for kids as young as two-years-old. Kindergartens usually accept students from the...
Jul 5, 2018 Local News
Heavy Rainfall Advisories Issued for Fukuoka Area
Typhoon No. 7 with its warm and very moist air continues to cause very heavy rainfall in eastern and Western Japan. The heavy rains are expected to continue until July 8th. Advisor...
Jul 5, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Increases Funding for Benches
Fukuoka City has put more funding into their Bench Project. This initiative was established last year with the aim of increasing the number of benches in the city. The local govern...
Jul 2, 2018 Local News
Seven Stars in Kyushu Kinsei Cafe and Store
Kinsei Lounge, the exclusive Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury train passenger lounge located inside Hakata Station, will be open to the public for a limited time as a cafe and store. T...
Jun 29, 2018 Local News
Special Dinner with Wolfgang Zwiener
Wolfgang Zwiener, founder of Wolfgang's Steakhouse, is visiting Japan this summer, and fans of his steakhouses can share a meal with him. Mr. Zwiener will host special dinner parti...
Jun 21, 2018 Local News
Canal City Hakata’s Coca-Cola Billboard Renovated
The Coca-Cola billboard that sits on top of Canal City Hakata has been renovated for the first time since its initial construction 19 years ago. The sign faces towards the Naka Riv...
Jun 19, 2018 Local News
Saga Develops New Type of Strawberry
Saga Prefecture has revealed plans to introduce a new variety of strawberry to the market this winter. The prefectural assembly made the announcement on June 14th. The fruit has ta...
Jun 19, 2018 Local News
Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin to Undergo Renovation
Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin is planning to undertake a multi-billion yen renovation, which will start in 2019 and last for three years. The refurbishment will focus on the women's fashi...
Jun 18, 2018 Local News
US-Japan Friendship Cocktail Contest Winner Decided!
On June 8, the US Consulate in Fukuoka hosted its second annual US-Japan Friendship Cocktail Contest in which nine finalists representing bars from Osaka to Kagoshima prepared cock...