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Jan 8, 2019 Local News
Plans to Introduce a Direct Flight Between Fukuoka and San Francisco
According to a report in the Nishinippon Newspaper on January 7, the management team that will assume control of Fukuoka Airport from this April is hoping to introduce a direct fli...
Dec 21, 2018 Local News
Rugby World Cup 2019 in Fukuoka – Tickets on Sale Soon!
Don't miss seeing Rugby World Cup, the world’s most popular international rugby event! Rugby World Cup is the 15-man team-style rugby world championship held once every four years....
Dec 19, 2018 Local News
Plans For New Flight Path Between Laos and Fukuoka
Lao Airlines' proposal to establish a regular flight that links Vientiane and Narita via Nagasaki Airport have encountered difficulties. The company had been looking at launching t...
Dec 17, 2018 Local News
Researchers in Kyushu Discover Diagnosis Method for Oral Cancer
A research group of the University of Kitakyushu and Kyushu Dental University has found an innovative way to diagnose oral cancer. According to professor Seung-Woo Lee and Toshihir...
Dec 17, 2018 Local News
Lipton Tea Stand Opened in Fukuoka
A Lipton Tea Stand opened in Hakata Marui on December 6 as its third such cafe in Japan. The cafe, which previously ran as a pop-up shop in Tokyo and Osaka, enjoyed enormous popula...
Dec 14, 2018 Local News
Applications for Fukuoka Triathlon 2019 Open
Following the inaugural event in 2017, Fukuoka Triathlon 2019 will once again take competitors around Uminonakamichi Seaside Park and Shikanoshima, a part of Fukuoka steeped in his...
Dec 14, 2018 Local News
Cat Specialty Bookstore in Ropponmatsu
A bookstore specializing in cat-related books opened in Ropponmatsu, Fukuoka City on December 3. The shop is named Shoshi Wagahaido and has operated as an online store since 2013. ...
Dec 14, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Delinquent Tax Payment Report
The Fukuoka Regional Taxation Bureau revealed figures of the tax payment situation in seven prefectures in Kyushu from July 2017 to June 2018. Among 47,617 income tax returns that ...
Dec 13, 2018 Local News
First-ever Public Piano Inside a Train Station in Fukuoka Debuts in Itoshima
On November 24 a public piano was placed just inside of the ticket gate of JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station. Everyone is welcome to play it at any time while the station is open. The pr...
Dec 13, 2018 Local News
Plum Flavored Potato Chips Developed in Collaboration with High School
Calbee has developed ume-anko flavor potato chips in collaboration with Fukuoka Agricultural High School in Dazaifu City. This is their 6th collaboration product with the concept o...