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Jan 14, 2022 Local News
New App To Suggest Stopovers to Fukuoka’s Commuters
Hitachi, Ltd., and Nishitetsu will jointly run a trial for a new smartphone application to check bus and train congestion. Once users input their route, the system indicates how cr...
Jan 13, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Welcomes 16,251 New Adults
Fukuoka City celebrated 16,251 new adults this year. The city’s Coming of Age Ceremony took place at Marine Messe on Jan. 10, implementing anti-infection measures against the new c...
Jan 13, 2022 Local News
Nanakuma Subway Line To Open in March 2023
The extended route of Subway Nanakuma Line will open in March 2023. Construction was delayed by two years due to the road cave-in near JR Hakata Station in 2016. The accident also....
Jan 13, 2022 Local News
Hong Kong-based International School To Open in Fukuoka
he Hong Kong-based international school, Curioo Kids, is expected to open its first Japanese branch in Fukuoka City this May. Team Fukuoka invited the education company to provide ...
Jan 13, 2022 Local News
Beer Made With Crickets
The Nagasaki-based startup, BugsWell, debuted cricket beer on Jan. 8. The environment-friendly beer rich in protein was first sold at the venue of Nagasaki Velca’s basketball match...
Jan 13, 2022 Local News
EXILE Member Produced Lattice Products Released
Two kumiko (lattice woodwork) products developed by an EXIlE member, Keiji Kuroki, are available online. Kuroki was appointed as an ambassador of Okawa furniture in the fall of 202...
Jan 12, 2022 Local News
Sapporo Sakura Beer Production Resumes in Kyushu
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. announced the revival of Sapporo Sakura Beer. For over eighty years since its first release in 1913, Sakura Beer was produced at a factory in Moji Ward (Kita...
Jan 12, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Prepares For Restrictions as Infection Count Rises
On January 11, Fukuoka Prefecture reported 148 additional new coronavirus infections. The prefectural governor, Seitaro Hattori, announced their intention to issue Fukuoka Corona W...
Jan 7, 2022 Local News
High-rise Luxury Condominium Slated for Tenjin
Tenjin will get its high-rise condo in 38 years. Leben Fukuoka Tenjin One Tower will offer luxury condominiums in a 76-meter high building. Each unit has a floor space of 37 ~ 143 ...
Jan 7, 2022 Local News
Society to Support Vietnamese Married to Japanese Partners Established
A new association for Kyushu-residing Vietnamese married to Japanese partners was established. The first such organization in Japan aims to prevent isolation due to language barrie...