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Sep 18, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Consider to Build New Station on Kagoshima Line
JR Kyushu is considering developing a new station for its Kagoshima Line, near the stations of Subway Kaizuka and Nishitetsu Kaizuka. The project aims to meet the many requests of ...
Sep 16, 2020 Local News
Cargo-passenger Trains and Buses Begin in Kyushu
Kyushu's public transportation companies are testing integrated passenger and cargo transportation schemes to deal with corona-induced financial challenges. JR Kyushu recently anno...
Sep 16, 2020 Local News
Itoshima Organic Lemon Event at Daimaru
An event featuring Itoshima-sourced organic lemons will be held at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin between Sep. 23 ~ 29. The store’s ‘Kyushu Tankentai (exploration party)’ raises awareness ...
Sep 16, 2020 Local News
Nihon Keizai University Announces Online Entrance Exams
The Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu City announced its first online entrance examination. Applicants for the school year of 2021 can choose from onsite or online exams to ...
Sep 16, 2020 Local News
Asiana Airlines Schedules Fukuoka – Seoul Flights
Asiana Airlines has announced the reopening of its Fukuoka-Seoul (Incheon) route. The company has scheduled two special flights on Oct. 13 and 27, permitting passengers to make con...
Sep 15, 2020 Local News
Sakamoto Hachiman Shrine Reopened to Visitors
On September 12, Sakamoto Hachimangu Shrine resumed visitor services following six months of closure due to the new coronavirus's spread. The temporary closure was initiated consid...
Sep 15, 2020 Local News
Popular Manga Image Used by Kagoshima Distillery
Hand sanitizers wrapped in illustrations of the “Black Jack” manga debut from a Kagoshima-based distillery on September 16. The shochu manufacturer, Den-en Shuzo Co., Ltd., collabo...
Sep 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City to Reduce Number of Students Per Class
Fukuoka City announced a planned reduction of the number of students per class at municipal elementary and junior high schools to 35 or less during the school year of 2021. The cit...
Sep 15, 2020 Local News
Yamakasa-themed Hotel Opens in Hakata
A hotel decorated in the theme of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival will on September 18. Located in Reisenmachi in Hakata Ward, Torifito Hakata Gion welcomes guests into an interi...
Sep 14, 2020 Local News
Office Vacancies in Fukuoka Up for Fifthe Consecutive Month
The vacancy rate for offices in Fukuoka City was 2.91% as of August 2020, increasing for the fifth consecutive month. According to a report by Tokyo-based office rental company, Mi...
