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Jun 9, 2022 Local News
GooDay Home Center Announces Price Cut on 1,200 items
GooDay stores announced price cuts for some 1,200 items for the period between June 1 and August 31. Top selling items, including 192 daily commodities and 135 food products, will ...
Jun 3, 2022 Local News
Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival Cancelled
The festival in Kitakyushu City has been canceled again. The festival, held every July in Tobata Ward, Kitakyushu City, is a festival in which four "pyramids of light" stacked with...
Jun 3, 2022 Local News
Woman in Fukuoka Fights For Dual Citizenship
Claiming that a provision of Japan's Nationality Law that does not recognize so-called dual citizenship violates the Constitution, a woman licensed as an attorney in the U.S. and l...
Jun 3, 2022 Local News
New Logistic Base to Open on Island City
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. and three other companies will develop a new logistic base in Island City by 2024. The six-story building will have a total floor space of approximately 14...
Jun 3, 2022 Local News
IT Focus After School Facility Opens at Lalaport Fukuoka
A new after-school childcare facility focusing on IT education opened inside Mitsui Shopping Park Lalaport Fukuoka. Unico Next Hakata provides programming courses and support for s...
Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Temporarily Exempts Sewerage Fees & Freezes School Lunch Fees
In response to soaring prices and other factors, Fukuoka City has announced a policy to support the lives of its citizens by exempting two months' worth of sewerage fees and coveri...
Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Woman Arrested for Chihuahua Thievery in Kitakyushu
A 50-year-old woman was arrested for stealing a Chihuahua from a pet store in Kitakyushu City. According to the police, the 50-year-old woman is suspected of stealing a 3-month-old...
Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Health Checks Decided on for Yamakasa Participants
This year's Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival organizers announced guidelines for infection prevention measures and decided to require participants to undergo health checks. The tradit...
Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Subway Tests Contactless Credit Card Payment
Touchless payment with credit cards will become a new option for passengers using Fukuoka City Subway. The city and Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company recently began Japan’s first trial ...
Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Attorney Association Encourages Ordinances Against Hate Speech
The Fukuoka Bar Association plans to encourage the development of hate speech policies for regional governments. The number of hate speech and related activities reported in Fukuok...
