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Oct 14, 2021 Local News
Electric Assisted Share Cycles Debut in Fukuoka
Chari Chari bicycle share service newly introduced 300 electric-assist powered bicycles. Beginning on Oct. 13, these battery-powered bikes became available for registered users at ...
Oct 14, 2021 Local News
Kego Park To Be Closed During Halloween
Kego Park will be closed off to the public during the Halloween weekend. According to Fukuoka City’s report, the park attracted some 6,000 visitors during Halloween 2020. Some of t...
Oct 13, 2021 Local News
Kurume University Collaborates With Bridgestone To Solve Sleep Debt
Kurume University and Kurume City partnered with Bridgestone Corporation and three other organizations to solve ‘sleep debt’ matters. The government-industry-academia collaboration...
Oct 13, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Vaccination venues Reduced but at Home Vaccinations Offered
On Oct. 12, Fukuoka City began taking COVID-19 vaccination bookings for homebound individuals. Those who have difficulty visiting vaccination venues (including those with care leve...
Oct 13, 2021 Local News
Business Restrictions Lifted in Fukuoka From October 15
Fukuoka Prefecture officially announced the lifting of business regulations for restaurant and bar businesses as of October 14. The region’s ‘Fukuoka Corona Warning’ would also end...
Oct 13, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Announces Bid To Host 2023 G7 Meetings
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City announced their bid to host the G7 Summit in 2023. The prefectural governor, the city mayor, and the leader of the Kyushu Economic Federation jo...
Oct 12, 2021 Local News
F2 Jet Fighter Parts Fall Over Fukuoka
On October 10, F-2 fighter jet parts fell from the sky over parts of Fukuoka Prefecture. The SDF aircraft lost its 90-kilogram canopy and emergency ladder shortly after taking off ...
Oct 12, 2021 Local News
Itoshima City and Nishinippon City Cooperate to Create Jobs
Itoshima City has partnered with The Nishi-Nippon City Bank (NCB) to promote the creation of new jobs. The city’s “Itoshima Science Village” plan would be combined with NCB’s busin...
Oct 12, 2021 Local News
Island City Land Purchases Announced
On October 8, Fukuoka City announced the selling of land in Island City (Higashi Ward) to major domestic companies. The furniture brand, Nitori Co., Ltd., would acquire a lot of 40...
Oct 12, 2021 Local News
Oita-based Soy Sauce Company Developed Product Made From Insects
An Oita-based soy sauce brewer developed a shoyu product made from crickets. The joint project between Marumata Shoyu and a local startup, Otogino, succeeded in turning traditional...
