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Feb 18, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Records Record Apartment Rent Increase
According to a report by At Home Co., Ltd., apartment rents in Fukuoka City saw the most significant increase ever in 2020. The city topped the national rankings in two categories;...
Feb 18, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City’s Only All Season Ice Rink Suspends Operation
Operation of Papio, the only ice arena open all year round in Fukuoka City, will be suspended as of April 2021. The ice-sport facility in Hakata Ward plans to carry out maintenance...
Feb 18, 2021 Local News
Three Kagoshima Patients Test Positive for COVID19 Variant
Kagoshima Prefecture reported on Feb. 16 that the more recent variety of the U.K. coronavirus strain was detected in three female patients in the area. The women had contact with p...
Feb 18, 2021 Local News
Nishitetsu Partners with LINE for In-app Train Pass Purchases
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) began a LINE-based service that allows customers to purchase train passes without lining up at counters. Users who friend with Nishites...
Feb 17, 2021 Local News
Itoshima Fresh Food Shops Umaito Opens In Fukuoka City
A specialty shop featuring fresh and “non-standard” Itoshima fresh foods opened on Feb. 16. Located inside Sankaku Ichiba in Fukuoka City, Umaito offers Itoshima’s seasonal harvest...
Feb 17, 2021 Local News
Asakura-based Drugstore Mori Donates Six Million Yen To Guide Dog Association
Drugstore Mori Co., Ltd. donated a record-setting ¥5.9 million to the Japan Guide Dog Association. In Asakura City, the drugstore chain supports guide dog schools by regularly dona...
Feb 17, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Shinkansen 10th Anniversary Tickets Sets Debut
On Feb. 10, JR Kyushu began sales of a special train-ticket set to commemorate Kyushu Shinkansen’s 10th anniversary. Single tickets for eleven routes are packaged inside a unique t...
Feb 16, 2021 Local News
Hong Kong Asset Management Firm Relocating to Fukuoka
Team Fukuoka announced the first invitation of an international financial firm to the city. MCP Holdings Limited, an alternative asset management firm from Hong Kong, announced ope...
Feb 16, 2021 Local News
Major Shipyard in Nagasaki To Close
Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SSK) announced the suspension of shipbuilding from January 2022. The ship manufacturer has played a significant role in the regional economy sinc...
Feb 16, 2021 Local News
Controversy Arises Around Muslim Cemetery Development in Oita
The local assembly of Hiji Town in Oita Prefecture will request the national Government to weigh in on a Muslim cemetery's controversial development. A plan to create a Muslim grav...
