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May 18, 2021 Local News
Park Tourism Resort to Open in Uminonakamichi
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Sekisui House. Ltd., and two more organizations announced the opening of a short-stay recreational base inside the Uminonakamichi area from March 2022....
May 17, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Game Internship Accepting Applicants
The 28th Fukuoka Game Internship program is calling out to aspiring game creators. The 2006-established program provides eighteen-year-olds and above with a one-month internship in...
May 14, 2021 Local News
Nishitetsu Palace Bowl To Close
Nishijin Palace Bowl will close at the end of March 2022. The operating company, Nishitetsu, explained on May 13 that the number of visitors to the recreation facility, which opene...
May 14, 2021 Local News
Muraokaya Gallery To Close Permanently
Shintencho Muraokaya Gallery will close at the end of May. The art gallery was opened by Saga Prefecture-based confectionery, Muraokaya, in 1972. It was one of the first galleries ...
May 14, 2021 Local News
Office Vacancy Rate Up in Fukuoka
A report by the Tokyo-based real estate agency, Miki Shoji Co., Ltd., revealed an increasing rate of vacancies in office buildings in the central area of Fukuoka. As more companies...
May 13, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Prepares 24 Hour Vaccination Center
Fukuoka City will open a 24-hour vaccination center for the new coronavirus vaccinations in July. Aiming to vaccinate residents who work during the daytime smoothly, vaccines would...
May 12, 2021 Local News
Nishinippon City Bank Using Electric Kickboards
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank (NCB) announced its sales staff would use the Mobby e-scooter sharing service on sales calls. NCB will introduce parking spaces for electric kickboards a...
May 11, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Announces Japan’s first Student Startup Visa for Exchange Students
Fukuoka City received approval for issuing Japan’s first ‘Student Startup Visa.’ Unlike conventional business visas that require a minimum initial capital of ¥5 million or recruitm...
May 7, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka’s Coca-Cola Red Sparks Rugby Team to Disband
Coca-cola Bottlers Japan Inc. announced plans to disband their professional rugby team, the Coca-Cola Red Sparks, at the end of 2021. The team, established in 1966, has been based ...
Apr 28, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Vaccination Bookings Begin May 12
The mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, announced on Apr. 27 that the city would start taking reservations for new coronavirus vaccinations in May. Vaccine vouchers for seni...