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Apr 12, 2019 Local News
Tokyo Firm Gets Contract for Multilingual Guided Tours of Hakata Old Town
The Tokyo-based company Otomo Inc. was chosen as the operating company for multilingual guided tours of Hakata Old Town in Fukuoka City. According to the company's press release, i...
Apr 10, 2019 Local News
Tuk-tuks in Itoshima
A project led by Kyushu University students aims to introduce tuk-tuks to Itoshima. The Itop organization is trying to help revitalize the local area by supporting initiatives that...
Apr 1, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City To Change Airport Baggage Tag Code
City officials have scheduled a press event for noon April 1 to announce a proposal to change the city’s three-letter baggage tag code. If approved by city council, the code will c...
Mar 27, 2019 Local News
Lion Air Launches Fukuoka-Bangkok Service
This February, Thailand-based Lion Air began offering direct flights between Fukuoka and Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport. Thai Air already offers one daily round-trip fl...
Mar 27, 2019 Local News
Mickey Mouse-themed Shinkansen
A Mickey Mouse-themed JR Kyushu bullet train will go into service on May 17 as part of a special project that celebrates 90 years since Disney's much-loved mascot first hit screens...
Mar 7, 2019 Local News
China Eastern Airlines To Launch Dalian-Kitakyushu Route
China Eastern Airlines has announced plans to begin regular flights between Kitakyushu Airport and Dalian, China. The new service will begin on May 1, which marks the 40th annivers...
Mar 5, 2019 Local News
CNN Selects Fukuoka as One of Its “19 Places to Visit in 2019”
U.S.-based broadcasting company CNN placed Fukuoka on its list of “19 Places to Visit in 2019,” making it the only place in Japan to make the cut. Touting the prefecture’s “fascina...
Mar 1, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu Announces Four New Routes From Fukuoka Airport
Nishitetsu announced on Feb. 27 the opening of four new routes for its expressway bus service to improve the accessibility to and from Fukuoka Airport. Coinciding with the privatiz...
Feb 15, 2019 Local News
Visitors Entering Japan from Fukuoka Airport During the Year-end and New Year’s Holiday Hit All-time High
According to the Fukuoka Immigration Bureau, the number of visitors who entered Japan via Fukuoka Airport during the year-end and New Year's holiday period (Dec. 26 ~ Jan. 6) reach...
Feb 13, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Airports Add New International Routes
This March, a direct flight to Kuala Lumpur will go into service at Fukuoka Airport for the first time in 13 years. It will be operated by Air Asia X, a subsidiary of Air Asia Grou...
