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Jun 25, 2021 Local News
Nishitetsu Vaccinates Train and Bus Crew
On June 23, workplace injections of the new coronavirus vaccines began at Nishitetsu offices. About 350 workers, including train conductors and bus drivers, received their first in...
Jun 25, 2021 Local News
Feasibility Study To Connect JR Yutaka Line To Subway
Fukuoka Prefecture will study the possibility of connecting the Fukuoka City Subway and JR Fukuhoku Yutaka Line. A budget of ¥30 million has been appropriated to assess the demand ...
Jun 25, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Bank Combines Crowdfunding And Financing To Support Local Business
The Bank of Fukuoka launched a financing-and-crowdfunding project to support local businesses. The new program raises funds from people via ‘Funds’ investment platform and lends th...
Jun 24, 2021 Local News
Controls Maybe Lifted as COVID-19 Situation Improves
The new coronavirus infection situation in Fukuoka Prefecture has improved. The regional occupancy rate of secured hospital beds fell below 20% for the first time in about seven mo...
Jun 24, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Misses Monocle’s Cut
London-based Monocle Magazine’s “Liveable Cities Index for 2021” just came out, and for the first time since 2008, Fukuoka City has missed the cut. Why now? Monocle doesn’t elabora...
Jun 23, 2021 Local News
JR Hakata Station Chikushiguchi Renovation Begins
Fukuoka City began the renovation of the station square outside the Chikushiguchi exit of JR Hakata Station. As part of the city’s ‘Hakta Connected’ redevelopment project, the area...
Jun 23, 2021 Local News
Three Sites in Fukuoka Registered as National Monuments
The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan designated three additional historical sites in Fukuoka Prefecture as National Monuments. ‘Genko Borui’ inside the former Kyushu University...
Jun 23, 2021 Local News
Several Municipalities to Provide Evacuation Information Via Line
On June 16, Fukuoka Prefecture launched a new program to provide disaster information for selected municipalities via LINE. Designed to support local residents and their families l...
Jun 22, 2021 Local News
Slime Shaped Crackers a Hit for Fukuoka Confectioner
One of Fukuoka’s most popular souvenirs, Niwaka Senbei, has released a new cracker in the shape of the ‘Slime’ creature from the Dragon Quest video game series...
Jun 22, 2021 Local News
Post-war Photos of Fukuoka by US Military Online
Fukuoka City Museum launched an online project to introduce scenes of post-war Fukuoka photographed by the U.S. military. As part of the museum’s tradition to...