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Dec 2, 2021 Local News
Nishitetsu Grand Hotel Offers Remote Work Guest Rooms
Nishitetsu Grand Hotel began offering guest rooms suitable for remote working from Dec. 1. The Tenjin-based hotel refurbished two of its twin rooms by installing desks, chairs, shr...
Nov 30, 2021 Local News
Wedding Photos On Fukuoka Airport’s Tarmac
Fukuoka-based wedding costume provider, Quantize will launch the first-ever wedding photo shooting service at Fukuoka Airport. The collaboration project with the airport and Japan ...
Nov 29, 2021 Local News
LEXUS ‘NX’ Production Begins in Kyushu
Production of a new Lexus SUV, ‘NX,’ began at the Miyata Factory in Fukuoka Prefecture. With the development of the new-generation SUV, Lexus will become a plug-in hybrid EV for th...
Nov 24, 2021 Local News
New Menbei Soy Flavour Cracker Debuts
Fukutaro debuted a new Menbei cracker, named Fukuoka Shoyu. Aiming to support local soy-sauce makers that have suffered reduced sales due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the new p...
Nov 24, 2021 Local News
Parts of Kirishima Shrine Become National Treasures
Three buildings belonging to Kirishima Shrine in Kagoshima Prefecture were recently registered as national treasures. The shrine has survived damage from eruptions of Kirishima Mou...
Nov 22, 2021 Local News
Ringer Hut Returns To Tenjin
Ringer Hut will open a restaurant in Tenjin after a six-year absence. The popular Nagasaki-based champon noodle chain formerly operated two shops in Tenjin before their closures du...
Nov 22, 2021 Local News
Students On Goto Islands Prepare Fields For Cranes
In Goto City, Nagasaki, junior high school students are working to create a new wintering spot for cranes. While more than 10,000 cranes head to Kagoshima Prefecture in the fall to...
Nov 19, 2021 Local News
US University Considering Opening Campus In Kitakyushu
Officials from the University of Wisconsin-Stout visited Kitakyushu City. The American university is considering opening a Japanese Campus in Moji Ward in 2024, focusing on...
Nov 16, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Art Museum To Double in Size
The new building for the Fukuoka Prefectural Art Museum is expected to be twice the size of double the current museum. The final proposal for the redevelopment of the prefectural m...
Nov 11, 2021 Local News
First Kumamon Melon Harvest
A Kumamoto-based farm announced the development of melons grown with images of Kumamon on their outer skin. The technique to create the likeness of the mascot took four years to de...