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Sep 29, 2021 Local News
Kyushu University Medical Lighthouse AI Announced
Kyushu University developed AI to identify medical cures for diseases. Professor Keiichi Nakayama and his fellow researchers at Harvard Medical School and Hokkaido University succe...
Sep 29, 2021 Local News
New Vaccination Facility Opens Inside KITTE
Fukuoka City opened a COVID-19 vaccination facility on the 8th floor of the KITTE shopping center. The place is easily accessible from JR Hakata Station and offers injections to 12...
Sep 29, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture To Resume Alcohol Service in Restaurants and Bars
Fukuoka Prefecture will allow restaurants and bars to resume serving alcoholic drinks after the current lifting state of emergency is lifted. While the region plans to continue req...
Sep 27, 2021 Local News
Craft Sake Brewery Opens in Yakuin
Two young sake brewers opened their brewery and bar near the Yakuin Station in Fukuoka City. Librom Craft Sake Brewery owners are 28 years old and share a dream to produce their sa...
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...