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Jun 7, 2019 Local News
Saga Prefecture Considers Extending Flight Curfew For New Tokyo Flight
Saga Prefecture and ANA Holdings Inc. are considering a new night flight between Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and Saga Airport. Currently, ANA operates five flights daily b...
Jun 7, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Establishes Committee for International Human Resources
Fukuoka Prefecture launched a committee for accepting foreign human resources on June 5 to prepare for an increase of international workers. Reflecting the introduction of the new ...
Jun 7, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka-based App to Coordinate Free Meals
The Fukuoka-based startup, Gigi, launched a new smartphone application to match people who want to eat out, those who are willing to pay for them to do so, and restaurants which wa...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Kitakyushu’s Sukesan Udon to Open Near Hakata Station
The Kitakyushu-based udon noodle chain Sukesan Udon has announced the opening of their first shop in central Hakata. Their other four shops in Fukuoka City are located in residenti...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Cashless City Tenjin Project to Start in Fall 2019
Tenjin United plans to launch a new project to make the Tenjin area in Fukuoka City one of the most advanced cashless urban areas. The Cashless City Tenjin Project plans to introdu...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
World Debut of Midorimushi Bio-diesel Vehicle in Fukuoka City
A biotechnology startup, Euglena Co., Ltd., held a demonstration of its midorimushi bio-diesel vehicle in Fukuoka City. The car ran a 3 km route carrying Japan's Minister of State ...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Hakata Manju Sets New Guinness World Record
On Monday this week, June 3, Hakata JR was the seat of an event to celebrate the popular Fukuoka made manju ‘Hakata Torimon’ setting a new world record for most sales of bean paste...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Tomodachi MetLife Women’s Leadership Program 2019-2020 Applications Open
This year, applications will be open for the Tomodachi MetLife Women’s Leadership Program 2019-2020 for women in the Fukuoka area, as well as the Tokyo, Osaka and Naha areas. In 20...
Jun 5, 2019 Local News
Traffic Restriction Information for Fukuoka City for June 8 and 9 – G20 Meetings
Traffic restrictions will be in effect on June 8 and 9 during the G20 Meetings in Fukuoka City. Some gates to the Fukuoka Urban Expressway Inner/Outer Circular Route will be closed...
Jun 5, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Growth Next Reopens With Ambitious Goals
A reopening ceremony took place on May 31 to mark a major renovation of the startup facility Fukuoka Growth Next in Daimyo, Fukuoka City. With a new goal spanning the next five yea...
