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Mar 18, 2020 Local News
Itoshima Released ‘Disaster Preventional Portal’ Smartphone Website
Itoshima City opened a disaster-preventional website for smartphone users. To secure swift access to accurate information during disasters, the city gathered items such as...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
Kyushu University Exchange Student Becomes 4th COVID-19 Case in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City revealed on March 17 that a foreign resident in her thirties has become infected with COVID-19 (new coronavirus) The woman is an exchange student at Kyushu University,...
Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Huis Ten Bosch to Reopen Outdoor Sections on Mar 16
Huis Ten Bosch will partially resume operations, as of March 16. The park's outdoor sections, including some restaurants, will reopen after a sixteen-day closure linked to coronavi...
Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Toyota Cuts Production at Fukuoka Plant
Toyota Motor Corporation announced a reduction in the production of its Lexus brand cars. According to the company, demands for the SUVs and sedans have fallen in China due to the ...
Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City and Prefecture Asking Residents to Refrain From Ohanami
Fukuoka Prefecture and City are asking people to refrain from holding 'hanami' (cherry blossom viewing) parties. The goal is to reduce the risk of corona infections in crowded envi...
Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Hawks Players Cheer Up Children Through Video Series
Members of the Softbank Hawks baseball team participated in a series of video messages to children amidst the ongoing school closure. The athletes took turns appearing on a video s...
Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Kurume Kasuri Masks Now on Sale
As mask shortages continue amid COVID-19 expansion, a local textile maker has come up with a creative response to the challenge. Rooring Factory Shop, which produces clothes and ot...
Mar 12, 2020 Local News
Saga to Be the First Prefecture to Reopen Schools
Saga Prefecture announced it would resume classes at local elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, and special schools on March 16. The prefecture, where no COVID-19...
Mar 12, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka’s Akasaka Ranks as the Most Expensive Residential Area
Haseko Livenet, Inc., published a report on rent for the average apartment in five cities, including Fukuoka and Kokura. According to that, the average monthly rent for family-type...
Mar 11, 2020 Local News
Participants Wanted for Rice Terrace Planting Experience in Itoshima
Participants for the Iwarayama Denen Project, a program to experience farming and food processing, are sought. The seventeen-year-old project aims to preserve rice fields at the fo...
