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Nov 25, 2020 Local News
New Live Music Venue Opened in Daimyo
Tokyo-based music label LD&K Inc. opened its first live house & bar in Fukuoka on Nov. 18. The open format of the cafe & bar ‘Tengoku’ (heaven) welcomes guests into its dining spac...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
Residential Land Price Rose in Fukuoka Prefecture
On November 19, Fukuoka Prefecture announced updated standards for residential-land prices for its sixty municipalities. Twenty-six of them, including Fukuoka City (+39.8%,) Kasuga...
Nov 24, 2020 Local News
Wires Cut At Seasonal Kokura Illumination
Electrical cables used in the ‘Kokura Illumination’ light-up event were found cut at sixteen places. According to Kitakyushu City, the first five cuts were found on Nov. 16 in fron...
Nov 20, 2020 Local News
H. Gen Kozuru Family Exhibition 2020 – The Wind from Topsfield
A Boston-base ceramic artist, Hajime Gen Kozuru, was born into a Agano-yaki artist family in Fukuoka. Well over one-hundred pieces created by him and his three children will be on ...
Nov 20, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Awards Subsidies to Two Local Companies
Fukuoka City is supporting two businesses related to Kyushu University’s patented projects. The city announced the selection of Koala Tech Inc. and Kaico Ltd. for its subsidy progr...
Nov 20, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka’s Medical Association Preps Guidelines In Case Suspected Flu
The medical association of Fukuoka Prefecture is currently developing a leaflet to instruct people who develop a fever during the influenza season. A flowchart explains what kinds ...
Nov 20, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Use Videos To Promote Air Travel
A promotional council for the airports of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu co-launched a website to encourage people to travel by air. Different-short clips feature views of farms, a beach, ...
Nov 20, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Announces Additional Anti-corona Subsidies
Fukuoka Prefecture announced additional policies and projects to support the local economy from the new coronavirus spread. It intends to cover PCR test costs for those who work at...
Nov 20, 2020 Local News
Kyushu University Invents New Light Emitting Material
A research group at Kyushu University announced the development of a new organic electro-luminescence material on Nov. 6. The high-efficiency light-emitting material combines carba...
Nov 18, 2020 Local News
Dazaifu Tenmangu Extends New Year Visits Until Spring
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine announced an extended period to accept new year visits. To ensure safety from the new coronavirus infections, the shrine will offer new year prayers and goo...