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Sep 27, 2021 Local News
Airport Route For Fukuoka City’s Open Top Bus
The double-decker tour bus explores grounds usually only open to aircraft and airport vehicles on the new route. Select three different tours, including the nighttime tour, and cro...
Sep 27, 2021 Local News
New Tours For HTB and Sasebo Area
Trial operations of Japan Heritage bus tours in Sasebo City will begin on October 2. Jointly operated by Sasebo Bus and H.T.B. Travel, five routes feature the historical wireless t...
Sep 24, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Likely To Ease Restrictions Gradually
Fukuoka Prefecture says it is not ready to lift COVID-19 related business regulations completely. While the Governor, Seitaro Hattori, recognizes the region's plans to lift restric...
Sep 24, 2021 Local News
Ten street lamps installed in Hakata Old Town
Ten lanterns were introduced to Hakata Old Town to add to the charms of the district. The 50-centimeter high wooden lantern was designed with the concept of kazari yamakasa decorat...
Sep 24, 2021 Local News
Kyushu University Associate Professor Makes ALS Discovery
A Kyushu University associate professor, Ryo Yamasaki, and his fellow researchers discovered the possibility of slowing down the progress of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by ...
Sep 22, 2021 Local News
Sharp Uptick of COVID Related Bankruptcies in Kyushu Okinawa
The latest report by the Fukuoka branch of Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd. revealed an increasing rate of new coronavirus-related business bankruptcies in the Kyushu-Okinawa region...
Sep 22, 2021 Local News
Fugu (Globefish) Sashimi Vending Machine Debuts
A fugu-sashi globefish vending machine debuted inside the Karato Market of Shimonoseki City. The thinly sliced fugu dish is a well-known local specialty of Yamaguchi Prefecture and...
Sep 22, 2021 Local News
Starflyer Tests Pet-in-cabin Flights
Star Fligher announced trial operations of pet-in-cabin flights. It would allow guests and their small dogs or cats to be seated next without placing pets in the cargo compartment....
Sep 22, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament Return Confirmed
The Kyushu Basho will return this year. A year after canceling its 2020 tournament due to the pandemic, five representatives of the Nihon Sumo Kyokai visited Fukuoka City Hall to p...
Sep 22, 2021 Local News
COVID-19 Oxygen Station Goes Unused in Fukuoka
‘Oxygen stations’ in Fukuoka Prefecture have remained unused since deployment on Aug. 31. The facility’s potential to improve safety for patients urgently seeking hospital beds has...
