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Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Unveils New Soybean Brand Fukuyokamuru
Fukuoka Prefecture, one of the leading soybean production areas in Japan, has named its new soybean brand "Fukuyokamuru" after more than 10 years of development. About 150 people, ...
Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka City Announces Budget Proposal Exceeding One Trillion Yen
Fukuoka City has announced a budget proposal for the next fiscal year that exceeds one trillion yen. The plan includes the exemption of childcare fees for second and subsequent chi...
Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Tenjin Loft to relocate to Mina Tenjin in Fukuoka
The Tenjin district in Fukuoka City, where rebuilding work on buildings is progressing, will see the commercial facility, Mina Tenjin, reborn this spring. Currently, work is underw...
Feb 14, 2023 Local News
Barbecue Chain Found With More Incorrect Menu Descriptions
It has been discovered that a chain of barbecue restaurants named "Nurubon" had incorrect menu descriptions of ingredients, such as labeling foreign-sourced horse meat as being sou...
Feb 14, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture To Lift Its Own COVID-19 Alert
The Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan has decided to lift its own COVID-19 alert that was activated in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus since December last year. The decis...
Feb 14, 2023 Local News
Graduation Mask Policy Divides Students and Teachers
The Japanese government recently announced a policy allowing students to attend graduation ceremonies without wearing masks. In response, Dazaifu Nishi Elementary School in Dazaifu...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Thirteen Street Vendors Selected to Join Food Stalls in Fukuoka City
Thirteen new street vendors have been selected to join food stalls in Fukuoka City, Japan, seven of which will be located in the Nagahama area. The city received 65 applicants, the...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
New Retrofit Electric Buses to Begin Operating in Fukuoka City in April
Nishitetsu has manufactured the first overseas retrofit electric buses in Japan with the help of a leading electric bus manufacturer in Taiwan. The retrofit electric buses are made...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Fuel Prices Take a Toll on Community Bathhouses
The rise in fuel prices has led to an increase in the cost of living, affecting even the beloved public bathhouses in the community. Beginning April, the admission fee for those ov...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Nishitetsu Expects 57% Increase in Net Profit for 2023 Fiscal Year
Nishitetsu announced on 9th February 2023 that its consolidated net profit for the March 2023 fiscal year is expected to increase by 57% compared to the previous year, totaling 155...