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Sep 14, 2022 Local News
Automation Test at JR Kyushu Kashii Line
Japan's unique automatic driving standard, GoA2.5, is being tested for the first time in Japan. The Kashii Line, a 25-kilometer section of the conventional line running through Fuk...
Jul 20, 2022 Local News
Hojoya Festival To Be Held at Hakozaki Shrine as Usual
Hojo-ya is held every September at Hakozaki-gu Shrine in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, and is usually crowded with 500 stalls and one million visitors. It is one of the three major f...
Jul 14, 2022 Local News
New Seaside Course For Fukuoka’s Open Top Bus
Fukuoka City’s double-decker open-top bus will offer a special course in the month of August only: “Uminaka & Shikanoshima Island Enjoyment Tour.” The tour will run through Uminona...
Jun 17, 2022 Local News
Number Of Constituencies In Fukuoka Remains Unchanged, But Borders Adjusted
To correct the so-called "one-vote disparity" in the lower house of the Diet, a government council recommended adjustments to Prime Minister Kishida. In Fukuoka Prefecture, the num...
Jun 3, 2022 Local News
New Logistic Base to Open on Island City
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. and three other companies will develop a new logistic base in Island City by 2024. The six-story building will have a total floor space of approximately 14...
Apr 19, 2022 Local News
Developers For Remaining Island City Land Announced
Fukuoka City announced the developers for all of the remaining sections of its Island City. Sekisui House and its local collaborators will construct approximately 250 homes and...
Apr 8, 2022 Local News
Human Bone Found at Former Site of Kyushu University
On the morning of April 7th, demolition worker discovered a piece of human bone in the debris at the former site of Kyushu University in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City. As the bone app...
Mar 25, 2022 Local News
Kashiikaen To Offer Outdoor Activities Before Redevelopment
Kashiinohama Village will open on the former Kashiikaen site on Apr. 15. The new outdoor complex, operated by Nishitetsu Agency, will offer camping, playground equipment, workation...
Mar 22, 2022 Local News
Canoeing & Sakura Viewing Tour in Higashi Ward
Get in a canoe and enjoy lectures on history and cherry blossom viewing while riding down the Tatara River in Higashi Ward of Fukuoka City. The tour will be held on Mar. 26 and off...
Feb 1, 2022 Local News
Uminonakamichi Park Tourism Facility to Open Mar 15
A new park tourism facility will open in the Uminonakamichi area on March 15. Developed by Mitsubishi Estate and three other organizations, the recreational base offers opportuniti...