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Aug 18, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka-sourced Afternoon Tea Set Served in Hong Kong
Department store Dalloyau Hong Kong is serving a Fukuoka-inspired sweet set to meet the demands of customers who long for a trip to Japan. While the prolonged impact of the new cor...
Aug 18, 2020 Local News
Okinawa Has Highest Infection Per Capita – Fukuoka City Crosses 2,000
On August 17, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 50 more cases of the new coronavirus infection, bringing the prefecture's cumulative total to 3,683. On the same day, the death of a COVI...
Aug 17, 2020 Local News
Bullet Train Ridership From Hakata at Record Lows for Obon
On August 16, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 74 new cases of the new coronavirus infection. Also, Fukuoka City reported the deaths of two COVID-19 patients in their nineties. Those w...
Aug 15, 2020 Local News
Suspected Cluster at Starbucks Coffee Aeon Mall Chikushino
On August 14, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 125 more cases of the new coronavirus infection. This is the second consecutive day with over one hundred cases and the cumulative total ...
Jul 29, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power and Chikuho Bank Team Up to Digitize Premium Gift Certificates
Kyushu Electric Power and Chikuho Bank have begun to develop a system to digitize premium gift certificates issued by local governments and other organizations. The entire process,...
Jul 28, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Dealing With 730 Incidents of Damage
JR Kyushu reported more damage on its railways caused by recent torrential rains. A total of 730 incidents of damage were found around Kyushu as of July 21, involving 17 routes, in...
Jul 27, 2020 Local News
Asahi Beer to Begin Alcohol-free Beer Production in Hakata
Asahi Breweries, Ltd. announced the development of a new non-alcoholic beer production line in Hakata. According to an announcement on July 21, Asahi will invest ¥3.1 billion to re...
Jul 27, 2020 Local News
Olympic Kimono Project Including Kurume Kasuri and Hakata Ori Now Online
A thirteen-minute online video, featuring 213 sets of kimono and obi designed using imagery of countries and regions worldwide is now online. Developed by a Tokyo-based project own...
Jul 21, 2020 Local News
Chochin Lantern Exhibition in Yame
An exhibition featuring traditional Yame chochin lanterns is currently being held in Yame City. The tradition of the lantern production in the region goes back to the Edo period, a...
Jul 21, 2020 Local News
Fireworks Motif Planned for Fukuoka Tower Illumination
Between Jul. 18 ~ 28, a special two-minute light up program using the imagery of fireworks will bring summer cheers to citizens. While many of the local firework festivals were can...
