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Feb 23, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Subway to get Music and More Improvements
The Fukuoka City Subway has announced plans to play music as trains arrive into station platforms. Two kinds of melodies will be played on the Nanakuma Line, depending on...
Feb 23, 2018 Local News
Itoshima Cafe and Bar open in Fukuoka Airport
An Itoshima-themed cafe and bar opened on Feb. 8 in Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal, located on the second floor, just after the security check in the south side. The ANA Festa-o...
Feb 23, 2018 Local News
Plans to Increase English Native Speakers Teaching in Schools
The Fukuoka City Board of Education plans to increase the number of native speakers teaching English language classes at elementary schools. Until now, the city has relied on...
Feb 22, 2018 Local News
Avispa Fukuoka and Hard Rock Cafe Collaboration
Avispa Fukuoka is collaborating with Hard Rock Cafe Fukuoka to produce special Hard Rock Café-themed Avispa merchandise. Limited edition t-shirts and...
Feb 21, 2018 Local News
Efforts to Promote Tourism Between Kyushu and Thailand
The Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization (KTPO) signed a bilateral agreement with the Thai government. The KTPO will work with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to...
Feb 21, 2018 Local News
G20 Finance Ministers to Meet in Fukuoka in 2019
The central government has announced that Osaka will host the 2019 G20 summit next year. However the meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will...
Feb 20, 2018 Local News
Solar Powered Toilet Developed in Kyushu
Nishimu Electronics Industries Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden), developed a portable toilet that flushes using an independent...
Feb 20, 2018 Local News
Record Number of Tourists Visiting Kyushu
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau revealed that the region welcomed 4.8 million overseas visitors last year. The preliminary figures, which were released on February, do not inc...
Feb 19, 2018 Local News
Final Negotiations for Fukuoka to Host G20
Final stages of negotiations are reportedly taking place regarding the possibility of Fukuoka to host the G20, which Japan is...
Feb 16, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Handicrafts Aimed at Overseas Visitors
Fukuoka City announced that local manufacturers have created three special products that draw on traditional-style handicrafts, which they will promote to overseas visitors. The ci...