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Jul 29, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture and Toyota Test Fuel Cell Trucks
Fukuoka Prefecture announced a collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation to test the effects of fuel-cell trucks in commercial use. Beginning on Aug. 1, four regional freight com...
Jul 29, 2021 Local News
Over 400 Daily Infections in Fukuoka and Increase Amongst Young
The proportion of young people becoming infected with COVID-19 has been on the rise. According to Fukuoka Prefecture, 64% of cases in July involve people aged 30 and under...
Jul 28, 2021 Local News
Japanese speaking non-Japanese women wanted to test a full-day sightseeing tour of Yanagawa
We are looking for eight people to participate in a one-day tour "Making Lunch Box with Yanagawa's Specialties and Sightseeing."The purpose of the food experience...
Jul 28, 2021 Local News
Sharks Spotted Off Itoshima Coast
On the morning of the 28th, about 10 sharks, believed to be hammerhead sharks, were found 200 meters off the coast of Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The police are calling for ...
Jul 28, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka-based Aeon Introduces Price Scanning Shopping
Aeon Kyushu announced the introduction of a cashier-less shopping system at one of its supermarkets in Fukuoka. On July 28, shoppers at Aeon Hara Shop in Sawara Ward can use an...
Jul 28, 2021 Local News
NEC To Move Over a thousand Employees to Tenjin Business Center
NEC Corporation announced the opening of a new large-scale office inside the soon-to-be-completed Tenjin Business Center. It will relocate all seven of its offices elsewhere in Fuk...
Jul 28, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture to Host Next-generation Data Centers
A task force will be established to apply for a national government project to develop up to five such centers. Taking advantage of the area’s lower risk of earthquakes...
Jul 27, 2021 Local News
Controversy Over High-risk Infectious Virus Research Facility In Nagasaki
A BSL4 (biosafety level 4) facility for Nagasaki Prefecture will open on Jul. 30. The eleven-year project has aimed to make it one of the leading centers of infectious-disease rese...
Jul 27, 2021 Local News
Ippudo Sells Ramen Arita Ware Bowls Online
The popular Fukuoka-based ramen restaurant chain developed a special Arita ware (porcelain) bowl with the brand’s catchphrase “Zuzutto!” The bowl can be purchased with four sets of...
Jul 27, 2021 Local News
English Village Planned For Former Space World Site
The first "English Village" in Western Japan will open on the site of the former Space World in the spring of 2022. The educational attraction inside the outlet mall will be called...
