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Jun 5, 2019 Local News
Traffic Restriction Information for Fukuoka City for June 8 and 9 – G20 Meetings
Traffic restrictions will be in effect on June 8 and 9 during the G20 Meetings in Fukuoka City. Some gates to the Fukuoka Urban Expressway Inner/Outer Circular Route will be closed...
Jun 5, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Growth Next Reopens With Ambitious Goals
A reopening ceremony took place on May 31 to mark a major renovation of the startup facility Fukuoka Growth Next in Daimyo, Fukuoka City. With a new goal spanning the next five yea...
Jun 5, 2019 Local News
Rookie Pitcher Carter Stewart Signs Big Contract with Softbank Hawks
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks newest team member Carter Stewart expressed his excitement to start his professional baseball career in Japan at a press conference on June 3. The 19-year-ol...
Jun 4, 2019 Local News
Beppu Suginoi Hotel Plans Large-scale Renovation
The Beppu Suginoi Hotel is planning a large-scale renovation including the construction of a new building between 2020 to 2025. The hotel is very popular with tourists visiting, an...
Jun 4, 2019 Local News
Fortune Antique Hunters TV Show is Coming to Itoshima
The TV-Tokyo program "Fortune Antique Hunters!" (出張！なんでも鑑定団) will visit Itoshima on the city's 10th anniversary. The program travels across Japan to discover personal treasures tha...
Jun 4, 2019 Local News
Kyushu University Ramps Up R&D of Electric Airplanes and Flying Cars
Tapping into its world-class superconductor technology, Kyushu University has begun ramping up research and development into producing the next generation of aircraft, including el...
Jun 4, 2019 Local News
Prefecture Population Tops 5.11 Million, Sets Record
Fukuoka Prefecture recently released the “Annual Report of Population and Households in Fukuoka Prefecture,” which compiles population trends up through last September. The populat...
Jun 3, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu and Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Tie-up
JR Kyushu and Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd established a partnership on May 30 to provide more seamless and useful service to their customers. The two companies envision of MaaS (...
May 31, 2019 Local News
Now Kitakyushu Wants Its Own Accommodation Tax Arrangement
At a press conference on May 29, the Mayor of Kitakyushu City announced his intention to levy an accommodation tax on hotel and ryokan guests. This comes after the agreement betwee...
May 31, 2019 Local News
Miyazaki City to Receive Support for Garden Tourism
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Kyushu Regional Development Bureau appointed Miyazaki City as one of six important locations for its first-ever support...
