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Nov 4, 2021 Local News
Nakasu Premium Coupons
Premium coupons for the Nakasu area are now on sale. Many Nakasu-based businesses suffered severe economic impacts from the effects of the pandemic. The local shop association aims...
Nov 4, 2021 Local News
Daimaru and Makuake Collaborate For Kyushu Products
Daimaru Fukuoka and Tokyo-based crowdfunding operator, Makuake, established a collaborationship in promoting Kyushu products online. Beginning on Oct. 20, food and crafts selected ...
Nov 4, 2021 Local News
Forest Art Museum in Uminaka 2021 Fall
The two-day outdoor event celebrates regional nature and art collaboration by exhibiting paintings, photographs, sculptures, 3D works, and more. Feel the fresh air, listen to the s...
Nov 4, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto Pref Launches Startup Hub Kumamoto
The Higo Bank in Kumamoto Prefecture will launch ‘Startup Hub Kumamoto,’ after more than six hundred local businesses went bankrupt during the ongoing pandemic in central Kumamoto....
Nov 2, 2021 Local News
Former Governor Hiroshi Ogawa of Fukuoka Deceased
Former Governor Hiroshi Ogawa of Fukuoka Prefecture, who was undergoing medical treatment for adenocarcinoma cancer, passed away today. He was 72 years old. He joined the Ministry ...
Nov 2, 2021 Local News
New Sightseeing Train For Western Kyushu
JR Kyushu has announced a new sightseeing train for western Kyushu. The twelfth sightseeing train for the company will be called ‘Two Stars 4047’ (Futatsu Boshi 4047) and operate a...
Nov 2, 2021 Local News
Saga Announces Plans for Third Injections For Medical Workers
Takeo City in Saga Prefecture announced plans for third injections of the COVID-19 vaccine. During a press conference on Oct. 28, the mayor explained a schedule to give the third d...
Nov 2, 2021 Local News
Google To Open Office in Fukuoka City
Google LLC plans to open a new office in Fukuoka City. The American technology company reportedly is considering opening an office inside the recently completed Tenjin Business Cen...
Oct 28, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto-based KM Biologics Accelerates its Vaccine Development
The domestic producer of the new coronavirus vaccine had applied for the government’s early approval program to meet the demands for the expected third injections period. The compa...
Oct 28, 2021 Local News
Wintery Weather Forecast for This Winter in Kyushu
The latest three-month weather forecast predicts a chilly winter in northern Kyushu. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA,) temperatures in Kyushu in Dec. 2021 and Jan...