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Feb 16, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Cheesecake Popular in Thailand
A Fukuoka-born baked cheesecake is proving popular at 7-Eleven convenience stores in Thailand. Developed by Goyo Foods Industry Co., Ltd. of Itoshima City, the 39-baht gateau (abou...
Feb 16, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Discontinues Printed Time Schedules
JR Kyushu discontinued the distribution of their printed train schedule, called ‘pocket jikoku-hyo.” The free booklets have helped passengers since the days of the Japanese Nationa...
Feb 16, 2021 Local News
700 Medical Clinics in Fukuoka City to Administer Vaccines
Fukuoka City announced that it would administer the new coronavirus vaccines at some 700 medical clinics. Cooperating facilities will administer around 10 to approximately 25 doses...
Feb 15, 2021 Local News
Olympic Flame Now On Exhibit in Fukuoka Prefecture
The flame arrived at the prefectural hall on Feb. 12, before it set off on a tour to six other cities and a town. A similar exhibition will be held in fourteen prefectures across J...
Feb 12, 2021 Local News
Kyushu University Graduate Start s Business to Support Shopify Users
A Kyushu University startup, UnReact, debuted an online mentoring service to support users of Shopify. As an official partner of the e-commerce website development application, UnR...
Feb 12, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu To Provide ¥1 billion in Support to StarFlyer
Kitakyushu City will implement its first-ever business rescue plan for the local airline company, Star Flyer Inc. As the anticipated impact of losing direct flights to Tokyo will b...
Feb 12, 2021 Local News
Japan Tobacco Closes Two Tobacco Factories in Fukuoka
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) announced closures of its two factories in Fukuoka Prefecture. The tobacco factory's operations in Chikushino City and the filter factory in Tagawa City wil...
Feb 10, 2021 Local News
Itoshima Drive-in Theatre Extended
Additional nights for the ‘Forest Night Drive’ drive-in cinema in Itoshima were announced. The outdoor cinema screens international feature films and displays project mappings agai...
Feb 10, 2021 Local News
Saga-based Student Protests Discriminatory Text
A Muslim student wrote to NHK after taking a mock test that included discriminating text related to Islam. The high school student in Saga Prefecture explained that reading the tex...
Feb 10, 2021 Local News
Local Sri Lankan Restaurant Packaged Curry Marketed Nationwide
Pouched curry by Tsunapapa, the popular Sri Lankan curry restaurant in Fukuoka City, debuted from House Foods Corp. The restaurant joined House’s ‘the chosen popular restaurants (選...
