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Oct 7, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Discounts Official Document Printouts
Issuance of residence certificates and other documents that can be printed at convenience stores are now being offered for just ¥100 to Fukuoka City residents. The discount program...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Ends Corona Alert
Today (Oct. 5) is the first time in three months for the prefecture to halt its corona alert. The number of newly infected patients is on a downward trend, and the utilization rate...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
New Flower Selfie Wall in Fukutsu
A decorative flower wall has been set up along Tsuyazaki-sengen road in Fukutsu City. The new sightseeing attraction was produced by a group of Kyushu Sangyo University students wh...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Japan’s First EV Complex to Open in Kitakyushu
Japan's first complex for electric vehicles is to be built in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu City. An assembly plant for commercial EVs such as buses and trucks will be constructed. EV M...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Physically Challenged Offer Work Opportunities Using Robots
The city has announced that it will start a project using robots to help people with serious disabilities and intractable diseases to participate in society. Fukuoka City is promot...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Bicycle Safety Class for International Students
A cycling safety class was held in Fukuoka City on Oct 4 for international students. The students were asked, "Do you think bicycles are like cars? The participants in the safety c...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Vaccine Manufacturing Base To Be Established in Kurume City
A Tokyo-based venture company involved in clinical trials of a vaccine for the new coronavirus will establish a vaccine manufacturing base in...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Emergency Controls For Alien Hornets
The Japanese government has decided to begin extermination work on an invasive alien species of hornets that has been confirmed in Fukuoka City and other areas...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu Commences Demonstration Test of Visa Touch Payment
On July 22, JR Kyushu began a demonstration test of Visa Touch Payment, a contactless payment system developed by the major U.S. credit card company Visa, between Hakata and Kashii...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Toppan Printing Opens DX Development Hub in Omuta City
Toppan Printing opened ICT Kobo Ariake, a hub for systems development in Omuta, as part of its efforts to expand its DX division. This is the company’s third DX development hub in ...