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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 9, 2021 Local News
Low Temperature Freezers Vaccines Arrived at Kyushu Cancer Center
An ultra-cold freezer to store new coronavirus vaccines arrived at the Kyushu Cancer Center on Feb. 5. The center is one of the one-hundred designated hospitals whose workers will ...
Feb 9, 2021 Local News
Job Support Program for Nakasu Workers Launched
The Nakasu Daigaku job support program for mothers who work in bars and restaurants in the Nakasu nightlife district was established. A nursery manager, Mayumi Kusano, who takes ca...
Feb 5, 2021 Local News
First Building of Hakata Connected Project Completed
On Feb. 3, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. announced the completion of its first office building in Fukuoka City. A 4-minute walk through a roofed promenade from...
Feb 5, 2021 Local News
Exchange Students In Fukuoka Eligible for ¥50,000 Financial Aid
Fukuoka City announced financial support for students, including exchange students. Reflecting upon the extension of the ongoing state of emergency until Mar. 7, a subsidy of...
Feb 4, 2021 Local News
Unko (Poo) Museum Comes to Fukuoka
The ‘Unko Museum’ is coming to Fukuoka between March and August in 2021. The exhibition created a sensational stink in 2019 when it brought an unprecedented fun concept of “the wor...
Feb 2, 2021 Local News
Mayor Announces Fukuoka’s Vaccination Strategy
Fukuoka City announced a five-month plan to vaccinate the city’s population against the new coronavirus. The mayor of the city, Soichiro Takashima, told a press conference on Feb. ...
Feb 2, 2021 Local News
New Paid Lounge Opens Inside Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal
A new passenger lounge, Lounge Time/ South, opened inside the secure area of Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal on Jan. 28. Thirty meters apart from the South security screening poi...
Feb 1, 2021 Local News
New Onsite Car Wash Service With Subscription and Online Booking
Wouldn't it be convenient to have your car washed while you are at work? A new car wash service is opening this month in Fukuoka City. Mr. Takuya Ikematsu, who launched the new ser...
Feb 1, 2021 Local News
Hakata Yamakasa Festival To Require PCR Tests and Vaccinations
The organizing group of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa held a general meeting on Feb. 28, in which they proposed a plan to proceed with this year’s summer festival. Guidelines will be fi...