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Jul 3, 2020 Local News
Significant Discounts Offered at 60 Hotels in Kitakyushu
Overnight stays at hotels and ryokan in Kitakyushu City are currently available at substantial discounts. The city launched a campaign on July 1 to promote the use of local accommo...
Jul 3, 2020 Local News
Roadside Land Prices Increase for 5th Consecutive Year in Fukuoka
The Fukuoka and Kumamoto branches of the National Tax Agency released its land valuations for the current fiscal year on July 1. Amongst seven prefectures in Kyushu, five including...
Jul 3, 2020 Local News
Daimaru to Pass on Money from Shopping Bag Sales to Support Marine Preservation
The department store Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin partnered with Fukuoka City to use the sales of plastic bags (‘reji-bukuro’) to support preservation of the region’s marine environment....
Jul 2, 2020 Local News
Summer Bonus Paid to Public Servants – Ogawa Gov. and Mayors of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Cut Their Bonus
Summer bonuses were paid to local civil servants on June 30. The average bonus for Fukuoka Prefecture stands at ¥808,498 (-1.2% compared to the year before; 43 year-old administrat...
Jul 2, 2020 Local News
Passenger Flights at Fukuoka Airport Significantly Increased
Airline companies are gradually increasing the number of domestic flights in and out of Fukuoka Airport, reflecting relaxed requests for refraining from...
Jul 2, 2020 Local News
New Beer is Perfect for Hiking
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. released a limited production beer ‘Otsukaresan Beer’ in collaboration with a Fukuoka-based hiking application company, Yamap. A guide working for Yamap appl...
Jul 1, 2020 Local News
Free Bamboo Fans With Amabie Design at Kawabata Shopping Arcade
Kawabata Shotengai, a covered shopping arcade in central Fukuoka, will distribute ‘amabie’ designed hand-held fans to shoppers. The association created five-thousand pieces of the ...
Jul 1, 2020 Local News
Shiki Theatre Company Pulls Out of Canal City
Shiki Theatre Company announced the termination of its contract with Canal City Theatre. The national theater production firm, also known as Gekidan Shiki, opened the first private...
Jul 1, 2020 Local News
New Aqua Sports Facility Opens in Yukuhashi
A new marine park opens today in Yukuhashi City on July 1. The Nagaihama Park is located next to Nagaihama Beach and offers a variety of recreations to visitors. Sea activities, in...
Jun 30, 2020 Local News
Proposals for Development of pedestrian Space along Kokutaidoro Aired
A second meeting to plan for an improved environment for pedestrian and vehicular traffic between Hakata and Tenjin took place on June 24. Local leaders and specialists discussed f...
