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Jul 21, 2021 Local News
Container Crane To Get Giraffe Makeover
A very tall giraffe will appear on Fukuoka City’s Island City in early 2022. The mayor of the city, Soichiro Takashima, told a press conference that one of the six gantry cranes at...
Jul 20, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City To Setup Street Pianos
Fukuoka City is seeking donations of pianos to augment city culture. The city plans to set up multiple street pianos around the city in mid-August; the city’s music council calls f...
Jul 20, 2021 Local News
36 Legged Octopus at Kujuku Aquarium
A thirty-six-legged octopus is on display at the Umikirara aquarium in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The octopus was presented by local fishermen in early June and has since...
Jul 20, 2021 Local News
18 Fukuoka Commercial Join MyRoute
Eighteen commercial facilities in Tenjin and Hakata joined the ‘my route’ application-based MaaS project for Fukuoka. By selling their first transportation-commercial collaborative...
Jul 20, 2021 Local News
Souvenirs For Aliens Opens Inside Oita Airport
A souvenir shop for aliens visiting planet Earth opened in Oita Airport. Seizing the opportunity as the airport becomes the first spaceport in Asia, a local IT company developed a ...
Jul 15, 2021 Local News
LalaPort and Kidzania To Open in Spring 2022
The new commercial complex on the former Seika Ichiba (fruit and vegetable market) site in Hakata Ward will be named ‘Mitsui Shopping Park Lalaport Fukuoka.’ The five-story shoppi...
Jul 15, 2021 Local News
Investigation Into Suspected Cartel Involving Kyuden and Others
On-site investigations belonging to the Japan Fair Trade Commission began investigating an alleged cartel involving Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. Kyuden, Kyuden Mirai Energy Corp...
Jul 14, 2021 Local News
Minamata City Declines to Support MINAMATA Screening
The Johnny Depp-starring motion picture “Minamata” failed to gain official support from Minamata City for its pre-release screening. The city explained that the purpose of the film...
Jul 12, 2021 Local News
Haunted Houses That Aren’t Scary
A unique summer exhibition, ‘Kowakunai Obakeyashiki Art Museum’ (A Not-frightening Haunted House Museum,) began at Tagawa Museum of Art. Some thirty works on display feature funny ...
Jul 9, 2021 Local News
Kashiikaen Amusement Park Solicits Dream Projects
Nishitetsu announced a program to make people’s dreams come true at their Kashiikaen amusement park before it closes on Dec. 30, 2021. Individuals, companies, and other organizatio...