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Apr 24, 2019 Local News
Singapore-based Ascott Limited to Manage New Hotel in Fukuoka
NTT Urban Development Corporation announced on Apr. 9 the construction of a new hotel to be managed by a Singapore-based company, The Ascott Limited. The hotel, located in front of...
Apr 22, 2019 Local News
Three More Tsushima Yamaneko Bred in Fukuoka City Zoo
Three Tsushima yamaneko (wildcat) offspring were born inside Fukuoka City Zoo on Apr. 15. The wildcat, which inhabit only in Tsushima of Nagasaki Prefecture, were appointed as nati...
Mar 29, 2019 Local News
British-style Pub to Open Inside Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
The first British-style pub in a stadium in Japan will open inside Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome on Apr. 27! Hub, the popular British pub chain, will open its newest and largest pub with 2...
Mar 4, 2019 Local News
Yahuoku! Dome Renewal Completed
A pre-opening event for the recently renovated Yahuoku! Dome was held on Feb. 28, and approximately eight hundred fans and guests gathered to celebrate the completion of the renova...
Feb 28, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Subway Station Naming Revised
Fukuoka City Subway Ohorikoen (Ohori Park) Station will be also known as “Fukuoka Art Museum Station” from Mar. 7. The Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau will assign the additional...
Feb 27, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Game Contest GFF Award Registration Opens
Registration for viewing seats at the GFF Award 2019 has begun. The twelfth edition of the game contest, presented by Fukuoka City, Kyushu University and a joint organization of ga...
Dec 14, 2018 Local News
Cat Specialty Bookstore in Ropponmatsu
A bookstore specializing in cat-related books opened in Ropponmatsu, Fukuoka City on December 3. The shop is named Shoshi Wagahaido and has operated as an online store since 2013. ...
Sep 25, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City Zoo to Open New Entrance
The Fukuoka City Zoological Garden will open a new entrance to their premises on October 20. The construction will not only serve as the main gate to the zoo, but will also provide...
Sep 18, 2018 Local News
Annual Ohori Fireworks Event to be Discontinued
Nishi Nippon Shimbun announced on September 14 that the Ohori Fireworks Festival will no longer take place due to safety concerns. The organizers spent time reviewing this year's d...
Aug 27, 2018 Local News
New Fukuoka Court Offices Open
The new Fukuoka court offices, which are now located in Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, opened for use on August 20. This marks the first time that a high, district, family, and summary cour...