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May 30, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu Announces 26 New Cases – Governor Calls for Self-restraint on Outings
On May 29, Kitakyushu City announced 26 more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the weekly total to 69. Reflecting on the situation, the Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogaw...
May 29, 2020 Local News
University of Miyazaki Develops UV Device to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
University of Miyazaki reported that a special UV device developed by Nikkiso Co. can effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19. The university conducted technical trials on actua...
May 29, 2020 Local News
Saga Goes Bananas
The first harvest of ‘Kami Banana’ (God Bananas) in Miyaki Town, Saga, took place on May 27. The town has been working to develop a new specialty fruit, in collaboration with a Kag...
May 29, 2020 Local News
Local Rail Lines Add Up To Huge Deficits for JR Kyushu
JR Kyushu announced that seventeen sections of their local rail lines face large deficits for the fiscal year 2018. For example, the sections between Saeki-Nobeoka (Nippo Main Line...
May 29, 2020 Local News
21 New Infections in Kitakyushu Yesterday – Citizens Asked to Refrain from Non-essential Outings
On May 28, Kitakyushu City announced 21 more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infections, including four with unknown transmission routes. The cases involve eleven medical wo...
May 28, 2020 Local News
Lawson Launches Home Delivery From Some Kyushu Stores
Beginning today and in collaboration with Uber Eats, Lawson will offer delivery services for approximately 200 items including food products (bento packed meals, frozen foods, frie...
May 28, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Schools, Gyms and Pools Reopening June 1
Fukuoka City’s municipal schools are slated to return to regular school hours as early as June 1. The local board of education has reflected upon the ‘new lifestyle at schools’ tha...
May 28, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu Mayor Calls for Cluster Task Force – 22 Cases in Five Days
Kitakyushu City announced eight more confirmed infections of the new coronavirus on May 27. Half of the instances involve unknown transmission routes, while others are medical work...
May 27, 2020 Local News
Travel Resumption Within Kyushu, Okinawa and Yamaguchi Discussed – Kitakyushu Records Infections for Fourth Day
Prefectural governors in Kyushu, Okinawa, and Yamaguchi agreed during an online meeting to gradually relax requests on refraining from travel across prefectural borders. Reflecting...
May 26, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Based Startup Raises Money to Support Mountain Huts
A Fukuoka-based startup, Yamap, is calling for funding to save local mountain huts from the economic impact of the spread of the new coronavirus. Mountain huts traditionally are fo...