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Apr 13, 2018 Local News
Plans to Refurbish Yahuoku! Dome
SoftBank announced that the Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome will undergo a major renovation, including the construction of a new building inside the grounds and work to the stadium itself. T...
Apr 13, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Releases Disaster Prevention App
Fukuoka City has developed a new app called Tsunagaru Plus with Fujitsu Kyushu. The app can be used to create communities or groups among people with common interests to help facil...
Apr 6, 2018 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture Awards One Piece Manga Creator Eiichiro Oda
Kumamoto Prefecture will present an honorary award to Eiichiro Oda, a manga artist best known for creating One Piece. The much-loved title has sold more than 430 million copies wor...
Apr 4, 2018 Local News
Canal City Hakata Surpasses 300 Million Visitors
The operating company of Canal City Hakata announced that the facility has welcomed an estimated 314.8 million visitors since it first opened its doors for business in April 1996. ...
Apr 2, 2018 Local News
New Shops Join Canal City Hakata’s Ramen Stadium (And ¥100 Off Coupon!)
Canal City Hakata’s Ramen Stadium has rotated in three new ramen shops onto their premises. The local Daimyo-based restaurant Ganso Tomato Ramen Sanmi, Hakata’s Nagahama Number One...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Increase in Number of Factories in Kyushu
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced the results of a survey into factories (excluding facilities connected to the electrical industry). An 18.8% rise ...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Residential Districts Increasing in Fukuoka
The amount of residential districts in Fukuoka Prefecture has increased for the fourth consecutive year. There is a particularly strong demand for housing in the central and easter...
Mar 30, 2018 Local News
Hakata Bypass Finally Opens
The Kokudo (National Highway) No. 3 Hakata Bypass has finally opened. Traffic can now pass through the 3.3 km stretch of road connecting the Shimobaru Chuo Kosaten (intersection) t...
Mar 27, 2018 Local News
Kyudai Selling Naming Rights for New Library
Kyushu University (Kyudai) is selling the rights to name Ito Campus’ Central Library. Companies and private organizations can earn the right to nickname the facility, which officia...
Mar 23, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Kindergartens to Close
Fukuoka City will close all eight of its municipal kindergartens by 2018 due to a drop in the number of young children using the facilities. The population of 3-5 year olds in the ...