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Jan 15, 2021 Local News
Sense of Wonder Nature Park Opens in Miyako Town
A new natural park honoring American biologist, Rachel Carson, opened in Miyako Town of Fukuoka. The Irahara Shizen Taiken Shisetsu (Irahara Natural Experience Facility) stands nex...
Jan 15, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto Soy-based Meat Product Enters US Market
Daiz, a Kumamoto-based startup, prepares to enter the U.S. market by establishing a partnership with a major trade company, Marubeni Corporation. Aiming to provide Daiz’s soy-based...
Jan 15, 2021 Local News
Fewer People In Hakata on First Day of State of Emergency
On Jan. 14, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 341 new cases of the new coronavirus infection. Amongst them were ten members of the Higashi Fukuoka High School volleyball team, who recen...
Jan 15, 2021 Local News
Online Cooking Class Featuring Itoshima Branded Ingredients
An online cooking class featuring Itoshima-branded ingredients will be held on Jan. 31. The local tourism association collaborates with an Itoshima-based food company Yamasue and a...
Jan 15, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture Declares Its Own State of Emergency
As of Jan. 14, Kumamoto Prefecture declared its own state of emergency to prevent the new coronavirus’s further spread. With a weekly count of 557 new infections between Jan. 6 ~ 1...
Jan 14, 2021 Local News
State of Emergency Begins in Fukuoka – Support Details Announced
As a state of emergency officially took effect in Fukuoka Prefecture and six other prefectures in Japan as of midnight Jan. 13, Fukuoka Governor, Hiroshi Ogawa, held a press confer...
Jan 13, 2021 Local News
Seamen’s Union Blocks Use of JR Queen Beetle for Domestic Voyages
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism regarding plans to use the JR Kyushu Queen Beetle for domestic tours. The newest ship belonging to JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc....
Jan 13, 2021 Local News
Sake Brewer Develops Sparkling Sake and Gin Products
Yame City-based sake brewer, Kitaya Co., Ltd., debuted two new-generation products; Kitaya Sparkling Crystal and Kitaya Craft Gin. The brewery with two-hundred years of history cre...
Jan 13, 2021 Local News
DiDi Food Launches in Fukuoka on January 20
DiDi Food officially launches in Fukuoka Prefecture on Jan. 20. The meal delivery service will become available in the cities of Fukuoka, Kasuga, Ononjo, Singu Town, and other loca...
Jan 13, 2021 Local News
Takakura Hotel Permanently Closed
Takakura Hotel announced permanent closure after it experienced a drastic decline in sales due to the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic’s impact. As explained on the hotel’s o...
