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Oct 22, 2020 Local News
Daiichi Kotsu To Operate Hovercraft in Oita
Oita Prefecture selected Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. as the candidate operator of its hovercraft. The Kitakyushu-based taxi company was the only company to apply as the operator...
Oct 20, 2020 Local News
E-Scooter Road Trials To Begin in Fukuoka
The first on-street trials of electric scooters in Japan will begin in seven cities including Fukuoka in late-October. As of Oct. 16, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ap...
Oct 19, 2020 Local News
Tiny Frogs Registered as Citizens’ Assets in Dazaifu
On October 14, Dazaifu City appointed tiny toads as citizens’ assets. The frogs can be seen at Mt. Homan, trekking up to the top (altitude of 829 meters) every year in May. Between...
Oct 13, 2020 Local News
Kyudai Startup Begins Antigen Testing Using Silkworm Protein
Kyushu-University startup, Kaico Ltd., began taking reservations for its new coronavirus antibody test. The test kit was developed by Kaico and a Saitama-based medical startup, usi...
Oct 13, 2020 Local News
Dazaifu Tenmangu Advises New Year Visitors to Avoid Jan. 1 ~ 3
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is asking new year visitors to avoid visiting the area between January 1 ~ 3, 2021. Usually, the area is seen by some 2 million people during the first thre...
Oct 6, 2020 Local News
Sailor Moon Store To Open in PARCO
Sailor Moon Store in Tokyo will open its first limited-time shop inside Fukuoka PARCO. The internationally-popular girls' manga celebrates the release of new films (Jan. & Feb. in ...
Oct 6, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City To Subsidize Treatment For Recurrent Miscarriages
Beginning on October 1, 2020, Fukuoka City will subsidize treatments for recurrent miscarriages (fuikusho.) To support couples who wish to conceive children, the program pays half ...
Oct 5, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Distilleries x International Influencers Online Event
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy is running an online shochu sampling event with international influencers and buyers. It selected four distilleries to present their products in an onl...
Oct 2, 2020 Local News
Local Artists Offer Free Use Marine Messe Fukuoka Stage
The project aims to offset coronavirus-induced cancellations of events by supporting aspiring artists of any genres of entertainment (music, dance, traditional performance, etc.) E...
Sep 29, 2020 Local News
Attack of Titan in Hita Game Features Hita City
The GPS-based smartphone game “Attack of Titan in Hita” was released on September 13. The application allows players to embark on an actual quest around Hita City (Oita,) the homet...