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Mar 14, 2022 Local News
High-end Restaurant Now a PCR Testing Venue
Sankoen, one of the best-known kaiseki restaurants in Fukuoka, closed in 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic is now a free-PCR screening venue. A Tokyo-based operator converted ...
Mar 11, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Cities Setup Donation Boxes to Support Ukrainian People
Local government offices have installed donation boxes to support people in Ukraine. Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City are soliciting donations at 27 spots to su...
Mar 11, 2022 Local News
Itoshima Oyster Hut Shuttle Bus Service This Weekend
The Itoshima Tourist Association operates a shuttle bus for oyster-hut visitors between Mar. 11 ~14. The bus leaves JR Chikuzenmaebaru Station every 15 ~ 30 min. and takes guests t...
Mar 11, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Restaurant Wins Recipe Contest Using Candies
A Nagoya-based confectionery maker held a unique cooking contest. As implied in its name, ‘okashi-na menu contest,’ the event called for meal recipes using okashi products such as ...
Mar 10, 2022 Local News
Consultation For Ukraine Refugee Offered in Fukuoka
Fukuoka-based NPO, Global Life Support has launched a free consultation service to support refugees from Ukraine. With years of experience supporting foreigners to relocate to Japa...
Mar 10, 2022 Local News
Dontaku Parade Resumes This Year
The organizers of the Hakata Dontaku, announced intentions to resume one of Fukuoka’s biggest annual festivals this year. The event was canceled the past two years due to the sprea...
Mar 10, 2022 Local News
Radioactive Iodine Leakage Reported At Genkai Nuclear Plant
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) announced a leakage of radioactive iodine at its Genkai nuclear plant No. 3 reactor. The company first detected a higher iodine level in the plant’s ...
Mar 10, 2022 Local News
Long Running Tenjin Heiwaro Chinese To Close
Tenjin-based Chinese restaurant, Heiwaro, will close permanently on March 27. The 1947-established restaurant closed its main shop in Shintencho Arcade and all of its other five re...
Mar 9, 2022 Local News
LINE Fukuoka To Hire Graduates For Spring 2023
LINE Fukuoka is looking to hire graduates for spring 2023. The thirteen-year-old company now employs 1,300 workers representing 25 nationalities. Most of the employees worked for o...
Mar 9, 2022 Local News
Record High Exports For Kyushu Strawberries
Kyushu-produced strawberries are selling well overseas. Last month, the Moji Customs office reported the record-largest fruit export for 2021. Approximately 340 tons (+20.6% from t...