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Mar 4, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto Dialect Guide Introduced
Tamana City of Kumamoto Prefecture created a unique list of local dialects. Aiming to support those who move into the city from elsewhere, eighty-five expressions are introduced in...
Mar 3, 2021 Local News
Uber Eats Expands To Every Prefecture in Kyushu
Uber Eats announced their service would become available in all prefectures within Kyushu. As of Mar. 4, the food delivery service begins in...
Mar 2, 2021 Local News
Bookstore With an Entrance Fee To Open in Fukuoka
Bunkitsu, a bookstore designed to introduce books, will open on the 7th floor of Iwataya on Mar. 31. The Roppongi-born bookstore charges an entrance fee to customers and offers...
Mar 2, 2021 Local News
Costco Kumamoto To Open on April 1st
The Costco Kumamoto Mifune will open to the public on Apr. 1. The warehouse-styled retail outlet accepts Costco memberships' applications, with a special ¥1,000 discount...
Feb 26, 2021 Local News
New Commercial Facility Opens in Nagahama
A new commercial facility opened in the Nagahama area of Fukuoka City. The opening of Kitera Town Fukuoka Nagahama will make living in Nagahama much more convenient. Sunny supermar...
Feb 26, 2021 Local News
New Association Established to Support Export of Kyushu’s Authentic Shochu and Awamori
Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced it would establish an organization to promote exports of local shochu and awamori. To back up international marketing of the...
Feb 25, 2021 Local News
Aburayama Citizen’s Forest Park Facilities to be Refreshed
Fukuoka City announced a plan for the renovation facilities within Aburayama Citizen’s Forest. Aiming to meet the next fifty years’ needs, the park will undergo reconstruction of b...
Feb 25, 2021 Local News
Kyuden AI Powered Smartphone Offers Points
SB Power Corp., the electricity retailer for Kyushu Electric Power and Softbank Group, introduced an electricity-saving incentive program on a trial basis. By combining AI and a un...
Feb 24, 2021 Local News
City Plans Tourist Orientated Restaurant Zone for Nagahama Fish Market
Fukuoka City announced plans to develop a restaurant zone inside the Nagahama Fish Market. While current in-market restaurants are primarily designed for local workers, the city ai...
Feb 22, 2021 Local News
Starflyer Offers Flight Simulator Experience Packages
Star Flyer Inc. marks its 15th anniversary by offering flight-simulator experiencing tours. The “FFS Dream Flight” program offers three different courses (¥100,000 ~ 110,000 /perso...