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Mar 9, 2018 Local News
Record Sales Figures at Fukuoka Parco
Fukuoka Parco has announced that the complex earned ¥22.2 billion in sales during February 2018, an increase of 3% compared to the same period last year. The Fukuoka-based departme...
Mar 9, 2018 Local News
JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Sign Agreement with Australian Shipbuilder
JR Kyushu Jet Ferry announced on March 5 that they reached an agreement with Austal, an Australia-based shipbuilding company. Austal will construct a new high-speed ship that will ...
Mar 7, 2018 Local News
Financial Support to Families Moving Properties
Fukuoka City will provide financial subsidies to families with young children who move into previously owned properties. According to a survey into housing and land by...
Mar 7, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Announce HIV/AIDS Figures For 2017
Fukuoka City announced the number of HIV and AIDS cases reported in 2017. From July to December, 26 new cases of HIV were reported, while 9 people tested positive for AIDS during.....
Mar 7, 2018 Local News
Bank of Fukuoka Announce Smartphone Payment Service
The Bank of Fukuoka has collaborated with GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. to introduce a new payment service called “Yoka! Pay” on March 1. This service allows users to...
Mar 2, 2018 Local News
Mercari Enters the Bike Share Market
Mercari, the popular buy and sell smartphone app, has ventured into the bicycle share market with “Merchari”, which is a combination of the words...
Mar 2, 2018 Local News
Diagonal Run Fukuoka to open in March
In late March, the Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) will open Diagonal Run Fukuoka, an open innovation hub aimed at promoting interaction among venture firms to...
Mar 1, 2018 Local News
Nishitetsu to Discontinue ¥100 Circular Bus Route
On February 26, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd., (Nishitetsu) announced plans to reorganize bus routes in the center of Fukuoka City. A shortage of drivers was cited as the main re...
Feb 27, 2018 Local News
Plans to Reconstruct Fukuoka Building in Tenjin
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) revealed its plans to reconstruct Fukuoka Building sometime in 2018. The new structure will form an integral part of...
Feb 26, 2018 Local News
Plans to Privatize Odo Yacht Harbor
Fukuoka City revealed plans to privatize the Odo Yacht Harbor next April. The facilities that will be up for sale include two clubhouses and a floating dock that has the capacity t...