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Dec 2, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Subway Discontinues Special Late Night Trains
Fukuoka City Subway discontinued the operation of the ‘Friday Night Train’ for December, 2020. Since 2013, they operated late-night trains on Fridays in the month of December...
Dec 2, 2020 Local News
IMS Hall Available For Free
The IMS building in Tenjin, which will close in August 2021, offers free use of its event hall to non-commercial art activities for the next nine months. The 1989-opened commercial...
Dec 2, 2020 Local News
Itoshima City Relocation Consultation Offered Via Zoom
Beginning on Dec. 1, Itoshima City provides online relocation consultation via Zoom. The city has aimed to expand its population by encouraging relocation of urban towns; however, ...
Dec 1, 2020 Local News
Dazaifu City Announces Infection Prevention For Holiday Season
Dazaifu City announced a large scale infection prevention project in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. It will install eight thermal cameras at spots, including Dazaifu ...
Dec 1, 2020 Local News
Cities in Oita Launch Compete For Seafood Eaters
Usuki City and Beppu City in Oita Prefecture compete for tourists by launching similar discount campaigns; ‘Fugu (puffer fish) wari’ vs. ‘Oni (ogre) wari.’ While ‘Oni wari’ discoun...
Dec 1, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Seeks Volunteers for Free COVID19 Antibody Test
Fukuoka Prefecture is looking for 3,000 residents to volunteer to take free antibody tests for the new coronavirus. The first-such random tests in the prefecture are part of the na...
Nov 28, 2020 Local News
Daily C19 Infections Surpass Fifty Three Consecutive Days In Fukuoka Prefecture
Daily counts of the new coronavirus infections in Fukuoka Prefecture surpassed fifty for three consecutive days. On Nov. 26, 27 and 28, the prefecture reported 53, 58 and 56 new pa...
Nov 27, 2020 Local News
Our First Ride on the JR Kyushu Queen Beetle
Yesterday Fukuoka Now was invited aboard the brand new super high-tech and high-speed trimaran Queen Beetle. Built-in Australia, the 83-meter high-speed trimaran ferry will eventua...
Nov 27, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Introduces Device to Enable EVs To Contribute Power at Evac Shelters
Fukuoka City will introduce a new device to enable the use of electric vehicles as power sources at local evacuation shelters. Construction will take place at 166 public halls and ...
Nov 27, 2020 Local News
Line Fukuoka Kyushu Economic Federation
LINE Fukuoka has become a member of the Kyushu Economic Federation as of November 2020. The company updated its official blog, in which it shared a vision to contribute to the loca...