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Jul 9, 2021 Local News
Parco and Hoshino in New Kumamoto Commercial Facility
Hoshino Resort and Parco announced the opening of their new facilities in Kumamoto City in the spring of 2023. A new eleven-story commercial complex is currently under construction...
Jul 7, 2021 Local News
Guinness World Record Attempt Crashes Down in Tenjin
A toy-block stacking event was held in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. The event was held inside IMS Building in Tenjin on Jul. 3 and 4. The two-day project’s goal was...
Jul 7, 2021 Local News
Yamakasa AR App Released
AR content of the Yamakasa decorative floats (kakiyamaksa) debuted on Jul. 1. The promotional organization of Kamikawabata shopping arcade and other companies developed the 3D cont...
Jul 6, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Hall North Annex To Be Rebuilt
Fukuoka City Hall’s north annex building will be replaced with a nineteen-story office building by late 2025. Right of first refusal has been given to local developer Fukuoka Jisho...
Jul 1, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Flavor Frappuccino Debut At Starbucks
Starbucks Coffee Japan debuted ‘47 Jimoto Frappuccino,” featuring local foods from each prefecture of Japan. Taking ideas from its local employees, the cafe has...
Jul 1, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Chuo Ward Win’s Most Livable City Ranking
The 2021 ranking for “the most comfortable towns to live in” for the Kyushu and Okinawa region was released by Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd on Jun. 30. And the winner for...
Jun 25, 2021 Local News
Sauna-equipped Coworking Space Opens
A sauna-equipped coworking space, called Co-Spa, opened near Fukuoka Airport. Located inside the sento bathing facility, Hakata no mori Yudokoro Tsukinoyu, a shared office called C...
Jun 25, 2021 Local News
Feasibility Study To Connect JR Yutaka Line To Subway
Fukuoka Prefecture will study the possibility of connecting the Fukuoka City Subway and JR Fukuhoku Yutaka Line. A budget of ¥30 million has been appropriated to assess the demand ...
Jun 24, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Misses Monocle’s Cut
London-based Monocle Magazine’s “Liveable Cities Index for 2021” just came out, and for the first time since 2008, Fukuoka City has missed the cut. Why now? Monocle doesn’t elabora...
Jun 23, 2021 Local News
JR Hakata Station Chikushiguchi Renovation Begins
Fukuoka City began the renovation of the station square outside the Chikushiguchi exit of JR Hakata Station. As part of the city’s ‘Hakta Connected’ redevelopment project, the area...