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May 25, 2021 Local News
Ippudo’s Kodomo Shokudo Fukuoka Bound
A food van known as kodomo shokudo (children’s cafeteria) and belonging to Fukuoka’s renowned ramen chain, Ippudo, is traveling around the Kanto region. The red-colored truck debut...
May 25, 2021 Local News
Sanui Orimono Markets Hakataori Textile For Stay-home Activities
Traditional Hakata-ori textiles have become available for home sewers for the first time. Sanui Orimoto, one of the producers of the local fabric, began taking orders from shoppers...
May 24, 2021 Local News
Gardening Tools and Seeds Sales Up
Gardening tools and seeds are selling well, as more people spend more time at home. A Kitakyushu-based store reported that the sales of such items during 2020 were 1.4 times larger...
May 21, 2021 Local News
Banksy – Genius or Vandal?
Over seventy works of Banksy, the famous and anonymous street artist based in the UK, will be exhibited at Unitedlab in Daimyo, Fukuoka City. The rare exhibition introduces the wor...
May 21, 2021 Local News
Sukesan Udon Introduces Vaccination Day Off System
Kitakyushu City-based udon noodle chain, Sukesan Udon, announced paid vaccination leave to its workers. Approximately 700 employees working at its shops, factories, and more would ...
May 21, 2021 Local News
Omuta Zoo Live Streams Its Animals Activities
The Omuta Zoo, which is temporarily closed until May 31, began live-streaming videos of its animals. Aiming to provide fun for people during the ongoing state of emergency, zookeep...
May 21, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Becomes Important Region of Bluefin Tuna Farming
Kyushu is becoming an important producer of farmed bluefin tuna or kuromaguro. Over sixty percent of the kind was produced in Kyushu prefectures during 2020. Nagasaki Prefecture pr...
May 20, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Pancake Sells Taiwanese Pineapple Dish in Support of Taiwan
Kyushu Pancake debuted a Taiwanese pineapple dish to commemorate friendship with the region. ‘Pineapple and white chocolate pancake’ (¥1,500) combines the refreshing taste of Taiwa...
May 18, 2021 Local News
Edible Insect Vending Machine For Kokura Arcade
A startup venture by students at the Tokyo University Of Agriculture is running a crowdfunding project to bring an edible insect vending machine to Kokura City. The Utsusemi Techno...
May 18, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka-based Jazz Pianist Wins Award
A Fukuoka-based jazz pianist, Kaoru Hashimoto, won an Honorable Mention at the 2020 International Songwriting Competition (ISC.) His composition, “Dawn - Chaos,” was written last y...