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Nov 16, 2021 Local News
Mayor Takashima Appointed To Japan’s Digitalization Research Committee
Fukuoka City Mayor, Soichiro Takashima, became the only local-government leader to join Japan’s provisional commission for digital transformation. The recently established commissi...
Nov 16, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group Financial Reports Points to Profits
Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) announced an update for their net profit forecast for the 2022 March term, representing a 19% growth from the previous year. Their annual profit is ex...
Nov 11, 2021 Local News
ANA and Fukuoka Prefecture Partnership for Space Business
On November 10, Fukuoka Prefecture and ANA Holdings Inc. announced a comprehensive partnership covering eight themes. Through collaborations in the development and growth of space-...
Nov 11, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Seeks Students For Stanford University English Program
Stanford e-Fukuoka, an English-learning curriculum developed by Stanford University, will become available to some high school students in Fukuoka. In its first stage, Fukuoka Pref...
Nov 11, 2021 Local News
First Kumamon Melon Harvest
A Kumamoto-based farm announced the development of melons grown with images of Kumamon on their outer skin. The technique to create the likeness of the mascot took four years to de...
Nov 11, 2021 Local News
Sony and TSMC Semiconductor Factory To Employ 1,500 in Kumamoto
Sony Group Corporation announced the development of a new semiconductor factory in Kumamoto Prefecture. The company will work with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limite...
Nov 11, 2021 Local News
Electric Motorcycle Rental Shop Opened in Hakata
An e-bike rental shop opened inside Xeam Hakta in Hakata Ward. Twenty electric motorcycles, including Zero Motorcycles, Super Soco and NIU, can be rented for one, four, or twenty-f...
Nov 11, 2021 Local News
Krispy Kreme Donut Returns To Fukuoka Temporarily
Krispy Kreme Donut returns to Fukuoka between November 26 to 28! A special truck selling boxes of six Original Glazed ® Doughnuts will embark on a journey to reunite with fans in F...
Nov 10, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Tourism Offices To Utilize Smartphone Generated Data
The Kyushu Economic Research Center has launched a new service to share tourism data with local governments for free. The ‘Odekake Watcher’ service uses...
Nov 10, 2021 Local News
Details of Fukuoka City’s Botanical Garden Renovation Released
Fukuoka City announced the ‘Botanical Garden Next’ project with plans to expand the functionality of the city’s botanical garden. Plans include the creation of Botanical Life Squar...