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Apr 26, 2021 Local News
Over 300 in Fukuoka For Two Consecutive Days
Daily counts for the new coronavirus infections in Fukuoka Prefecture surpassed 300 for the second consecutive day on Apr. 25. On Apr. 24, one death and 321 new infections were rep...
Apr 26, 2021 Local News
Request for Business Regulations Expanded to Kurume City
Fukuoka Prefecture expands the request for business regulations to Kurume City following a task force meeting on Apr. 22 to discuss...
Apr 26, 2021 Local News
Local Collaboration to Launch Smartphone-based Digital Coupon Business
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) Chikuho Bank and SBI Holdings will establish a company to support the digitization of regional premier coupons...
Apr 26, 2021 Local News
Saga Armstrong Brewing, A New Craft Beer Brewery To Open in Saga City
Production of a new craft beer, using ingredients entirely from Saga Prefecture, will begin in the Morodomi area of Saga City. The brewery under...
Apr 26, 2021 Local News
Sukesan Udon Provides Free Food For Children’s Cafeterias
Sukesan, a major udon noodle restaurant chain in Fukuoka Prefecture, launched an initiative to serve food at ‘kodomo shokudo’...
Apr 26, 2021 Local News
Skull Leaper Eiji, Oita City Assembly Member To Fight for His Rights
Skull Leaper Eiji, an Oita City assembly member, and masked wrestler, is protesting against the city assembly for refusing him to appear on...
Apr 23, 2021 Local News
Motion Picture Minamata (Kumamoto) with Johnny Depp Announced
“Minamata,” a Johnny Depp-starring period film about the environmental disaster in Minamata (Kumamoto Prefecture,) will be released in Japan in September 2021. Directed by Andrew L...
Apr 23, 2021 Local News
Lawson Shops in Fukuoka Launch Medicine Delivery
Two Lawson shops in Fukuoka Prefecture began delivering medical drugs via UberEats to customers on Apr. 22. Forty-nine kinds of over-the-counter medications (eye drops, cold medici...
Apr 23, 2021 Local News
Gundam Scrumble Canal Project Mapping
The latest multimedia display of the Canal Aqua Panorama series features ‘Gundam Scramble!’ The fast action show can be enjoyed between Apr. 24 ~ Jun. 30, representing a virtual en...
Apr 23, 2021 Local News
Dontaku Stage Events Canceled
The organizers of the Hakata Dontaku festival announced the cancelation of all stage events scheduled for the upcoming Golden Week holidays. Meanwhile, the Kawabata Shotengai arcad...