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Oct 2, 2019 Local News
Hotel Cultia Dazaifu Opens Oct. 4
A new hotel developed inside a traditional Japanese townhouse will open near Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine on October 4. The Hotel Cultia Dazaifu aims to appeal to tourists interested in...
Oct 2, 2019 Local News
Kyushu Electric Launches Hydroponic Lettuce Business
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced on September 25 that it will develop a large-scale facility to produce hydroponic lettuce. The company will make an AI-controlled environm...
Oct 1, 2019 Local News
Visitors From Korea to Western Japan Down
Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) released a report on the number of Korean visitors to Japan in August 2019, showing a sharp drop in the areas of western Japan. The numbe...
Oct 1, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Mayor Presses for Underwear Cleaning Reform
The mayor of Fukuoka City Shoichiro Takashima attended a meeting of the nation's strategic special zones on September 26 and proposed to ease regulations on laundry services in the...
Sep 27, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka’s Forever 21 Shop to Close
Forever21 Inc. announced on Sep. 25 that it will shut down its business in Japan. Fourteen shops including one in Fukuoka will close at the end of October as well as its online sho...
Sep 27, 2019 Local News
Golden Tea Room Opened in Yame
A group of creators based in Yame City created a golden tea room on the occasion of a local festival in the city. The room was built inside a container, measuring 2.5 m x 6 m. An e...
Sep 27, 2019 Local News
NTT Docomo opens 5G Open Lab in Fukuoka
NTT Docomo opened a 5G Open Lab in Fukuoka City on September 20, the eleventh such facility to date. The facility provides opportunities to test...
Sep 26, 2019 Local News
Passenger-carrying Drone Exhibited in Fukuoka
The world's first passenger drone was shown in Fukuoka City during The Creators, an event to introduce cutting-edge technologies...
Sep 26, 2019 Local News
Amaito – A New Sweet and Seedless Grape From Itoshima
maito, a new brand of grape grown in Itoshima recently debuted at JA Itoshima Farmers Market, Ito Sai-Sai. The seedless grape is a hybrid of two types of muscat and kyoho grapes an...
Sep 24, 2019 Local News
Two New Bicycle Parking Lots in Hakata
Fukuoka City opened two new underground parking areas for bicycles near Hakata Station. The lots will connect directly from the basement floor of Hakata Station Chikushi-guchi Exit...