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Mar 7, 2018 Local News
Financial Support to Families Moving Properties
Fukuoka City will provide financial subsidies to families with young children who move into previously owned properties. According to a survey into housing and land by...
Mar 7, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Announce HIV/AIDS Figures For 2017
Fukuoka City announced the number of HIV and AIDS cases reported in 2017. From July to December, 26 new cases of HIV were reported, while 9 people tested positive for AIDS during.....
Mar 7, 2018 Local News
Bank of Fukuoka Announce Smartphone Payment Service
The Bank of Fukuoka has collaborated with GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. to introduce a new payment service called “Yoka! Pay” on March 1. This service allows users to...
Mar 6, 2018 Local News
Plans to Restore Damaged Sections of Hitahikosan Train Line
JR Kyushu announced their intention to start talks with Fukuoka and Oita Prefectures to repair damaged sections of the Hitahikosan Line. These sections were damaged during...
Mar 6, 2018 Local News
Accommodation Vacancies Drop to Record Lows
Preliminary figures revealed that 78 million international visitors to Japan stayed in hotels and ryokan (traditional style inns) during 2017. This represented a...
Mar 5, 2018 Local News
Hina Ningyo Displayed in Asakura
An impressive array of dolls was on display in Akizuki Castle Town, Asakura City to celebrate hina matsuri (Doll Festival). Approximately 250 hina ningyo (ornamental dolls) lined.....
Mar 5, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture signs New Environmental Pact with Union Territory of Delhi, India
Fukuoka Prefecture has concluded a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Union Territory of Delhi, India focused on promoting exchange in the environmental field. This fol...
Mar 5, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Designer’s Mascots Chosen For Tokyo 2020
Japan has revealed the mascots of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The two futuristic characters feature the games’ official logo on their heads and a checkered pattern acr...
Mar 2, 2018 Local News
Mercari Enters the Bike Share Market
Mercari, the popular buy and sell smartphone app, has ventured into the bicycle share market with “Merchari”, which is a combination of the words...
Mar 2, 2018 Local News
Diagonal Run Fukuoka to open in March
In late March, the Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) will open Diagonal Run Fukuoka, an open innovation hub aimed at promoting interaction among venture firms to...