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Jan 13, 2022 Local News
EXILE Member Produced Lattice Products Released
Two kumiko (lattice woodwork) products developed by an EXIlE member, Keiji Kuroki, are available online. Kuroki was appointed as an ambassador of Okawa furniture in the fall of 202...
Jan 12, 2022 Local News
Sapporo Sakura Beer Production Resumes in Kyushu
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. announced the revival of Sapporo Sakura Beer. For over eighty years since its first release in 1913, Sakura Beer was produced at a factory in Moji Ward (Kita...
Jan 12, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Prepares For Restrictions as Infection Count Rises
On January 11, Fukuoka Prefecture reported 148 additional new coronavirus infections. The prefectural governor, Seitaro Hattori, announced their intention to issue Fukuoka Corona W...
Jan 7, 2022 Local News
High-rise Luxury Condominium Slated for Tenjin
Tenjin will get its high-rise condo in 38 years. Leben Fukuoka Tenjin One Tower will offer luxury condominiums in a 76-meter high building. Each unit has a floor space of 37 ~ 143 ...
Jan 7, 2022 Local News
Society to Support Vietnamese Married to Japanese Partners Established
A new association for Kyushu-residing Vietnamese married to Japanese partners was established. The first such organization in Japan aims to prevent isolation due to language barrie...
Jan 7, 2022 Local News
New Fixed-rate Service For Export Packages From Fukuoka’s Ports
Kyushu Economic Federation partnered with Fukuoka Sonoriku in providing a new freight service, ‘Tsunagaru Bin,’ for export products. To boost small-scale exports (max. 50 boxes) fr...
Jan 7, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture To Support Japanese Language Education for International Trainees
Fukuoka Prefecture will provide Japanese language classes for technical trainees from the fiscal year of 2022. In the past, these interns had only 1~2 months to learn Japanese befo...
Jan 6, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Creator Wins Award at Asian Projection Mapping Contest
Fukuoka-based creator, Kazunobu Noguchi, won an award at one of the largest project-mapping contests in Asia. Noguchi’s program, “Shidainote Hands of New Age,” was the only Japanes...
Dec 25, 2021 Local News
First Case Of Omicron Strain Confirmed In Fukuoka
According to officials in Fukuoka Prefecture, a person living in the prefecture was confirmed today as infected with the Omicron strain, a new variant of the new coronavirus. This ...
Dec 24, 2021 Local News
Top Ten News Stories for Fukuoka Prefecture in 2021
#1 - Society-wide fight against the new coronavirus pandemic...
