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Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture’s Accommodation Discount Campaign Starts November 5
Fukuoka Prefecture will issue special hotel vouchers to accelerate the recovery of local tourism. Beginning on November 5, two different vouchers (a ¥5,000 voucher sold for ¥2,500 ...
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Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Kyushu & Korea Leaders Share COVID19 Information
On October 27, three governors and mayors in Kyushu-Yamaguchi and Korea held an online meeting to exchange their latest coronavirus-prevention measures. The leader of Busan City re...
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Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Welcome Itoshima Coupon Debuts on November 1
A set of ¥5,000 coupons (¥3,000 x 1 accommodation ticket + ¥500 x 4 shop coupons) will be distributed to guests who stay at registered accommodation facilities inside the city. Eve...
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Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Mayor Calls for Caution Over Halloween Gatherings
The mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, asked residents to wear masks at local Halloween events and try to avoid joining large crowds. According to the city, some ten thousa...
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Oct 29, 2020 Local News
Final Five Days For Tiempo Iberoamericano’s Crowdfund Project
NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano is a Latin cultural center based in Fukuoka that has for 23 years introduced Latin culture from dance, music, arts, language to food to the city of Fukuok...
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Oct 28, 2020 Local News
Local Airline Star Flyer Seeks Investment Funds
The Kitakyushu-based airline company, Star Flyer Inc., is preparing to increase its funding by around ¥10 billion. The impact of the new coronavirus spread caused the company...
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Oct 27, 2020 Local News
Softbank Hawks Win Pacific League Championship 2020
While our hometown heroes, the Softbank Hawks, won the Nippon Series the last three years in a row (2017, 2018, and 2019), tonight, they were crowned the Pacific Champions for the ...
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Oct 27, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Splits Coming of Age Ceremonies
Fukuoka City announced double schedules for the Coming of Age Ceremony in 2021. The event traditionally welcomes some 9,000 residents aged twenty to the venue Marine Messe. However...
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Oct 27, 2020 Local News
Seven-Eleven’s Ippudo Ramen Selling Well
Seven Eleven-style Ippudo tonkotsu ramen is selling well across Japan. Unlike conventional convenience store noodles, the product separates the soup and ‘kata’ (hard texture) noodl...
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Oct 26, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Opens Unused Dwelling (akiya) Consultation Desk
On October 20, Fukuoka Prefecture opened an ‘akiya’ (unused house) consultation center on the third floor of ACROS Fukuoka. The number of empty dwellings in Fukuoka Prefecture had ...