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Mar 6, 2018 Local News
Accommodation Vacancies Drop to Record Lows
Preliminary figures revealed that 78 million international visitors to Japan stayed in hotels and ryokan (traditional style inns) during 2017. This represented a...
Mar 5, 2018 Local News
Hina Ningyo Displayed in Asakura
An impressive array of dolls was on display in Akizuki Castle Town, Asakura City to celebrate hina matsuri (Doll Festival). Approximately 250 hina ningyo (ornamental dolls) lined.....
Mar 5, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture signs New Environmental Pact with Union Territory of Delhi, India
Fukuoka Prefecture has concluded a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Union Territory of Delhi, India focused on promoting exchange in the environmental field. This fol...
Mar 5, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Designer’s Mascots Chosen For Tokyo 2020
Japan has revealed the mascots of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The two futuristic characters feature the games’ official logo on their heads and a checkered pattern acr...
Mar 2, 2018 Local News
Mercari Enters the Bike Share Market
Mercari, the popular buy and sell smartphone app, has ventured into the bicycle share market with “Merchari”, which is a combination of the words...
Mar 2, 2018 Local News
Diagonal Run Fukuoka to open in March
In late March, the Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) will open Diagonal Run Fukuoka, an open innovation hub aimed at promoting interaction among venture firms to...
Mar 1, 2018 Local News
Nishitetsu to test Smart Bus Stops in Kitakyushu
On February 20, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd (Nishitetsu) began trialing a system of smart bus stops, which use electronic devices to display easy-to-read travel information. The...
Mar 1, 2018 Local News
Nishitetsu to Discontinue ¥100 Circular Bus Route
On February 26, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd., (Nishitetsu) announced plans to reorganize bus routes in the center of Fukuoka City. A shortage of drivers was cited as the main re...
Feb 27, 2018 Local News
Proposal to Increase Hot Spring Tax in Beppu
The Beppu Mirai Kento Kaigi (Future Review Conference) submitted a proposal to Beppu City Mayor Yasuhiro Nagano calling for an increase on hot spring tax. Proposals can be submitte...
Feb 27, 2018 Local News
Free Use of Kumamon for Local Companies Only
Kumamoto Prefecture moved to strengthen a policy that gives local companies the opportunity to use the image of the popular mascot Kumamon for free when selling products abroad. Th...