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Mar 31, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Lanches Accommodation Business Based on Historic Properties
JR Kyushu is launching a new accommodation business, using historical buildings located near train routes. The Hizenhamashuku hotel in Kashima City of Saga Prefecture was...
Mar 31, 2021 Local News
Hospital Provides Support to Suicide Surviving Family Members
Fukuoka University Hospital will open a new department to care for those who lost family members to suicide. The hospital, which works to protect society from...
Mar 31, 2021 Local News
Elementary School in Koshiwara Reopens As Hotel
The building of the former Koishiwara Elementary School will reopen as an accommodation complex in April. Located in the town famous for Koishiwara ware and Takatori ware...
Mar 31, 2021 Local News
Motsunabe Restaurant Focuses On Breakfast and Lunch
Fukuoka-based motsunabe chain, Rakutenchi, has opened three restaurants serving motsunabe for breakfast and lunch. Recently opened Apa Hakataeki-higashi shop serves breakfast buffe...
Mar 31, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka International Marathon To Be Discontinued After This Year
The Fukuoka International Open Marathon will hold its last race in December 2021. Two world records were set at the event that began in 1947 and was awarded...
Mar 30, 2021 Local News
Easter at the Grand Hyatt Fukuoka
Easter is when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the arrival of spring. This year it falls on April 4th, this weekend. Marking the occasion, Grand Hyatt Fuk...
Mar 30, 2021 Local News
Monkey Gives Birth In Sasebo Zoo – But Who’s The Father?
A white-handed gibbon gave birth after being kept alone in a zoo cage for six years. On February 10, a staff member at Kujukushima Zoo & Botanical Garden in Nagasaki Prefecture fou...
Mar 30, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto Suspends LINE-based Operations Following Security Breach
Kumamoto City is suspending its LINE-based services due to the recent security matters reported in China. According to the city, three of its fourteen systems had been accessible b...
Mar 29, 2021 Local News
Nishitetsu Hikes ¥100 Bus Fare to ¥150 and Closes Kashikaen Theme Park
Nishitetsu announced the discontinuation of its ¥100 bus services between Tenjin and Hakata. The inexpensive bus service for the urban routes improved mobility for...
Mar 29, 2021 Local News
COVID Variant Detected in Four Female Patients in Fukuoka
On Mar. 24, Fukuoka Prefecture reported the first detection of a new variant of the new coronavirus in the region. A coronavirus strain first found in the U.K. was detected in four...