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Aug 25, 2020 Local News
Premium-shokupan Bakery Opens in Dazaifu City
A premium-shokupan (while bread) specialty shop opened near the Kimihata intersection of Dazaifu City on August 20. The concept of “luxury shokupan” has significantly improved peop...

Aug 18, 2020 Local News
Lemonade Specialty Shop Opened Inside Mitsukoshi
A lemonade specialty shop, ‘Lemonade by Lemonica,’ opened in the second basement of Fukuoka Mitsukoshi on August 8. It’s the first Lemonica shop in Fukuoka City to serve over-20 ki...

Aug 18, 2020 Local News
Edible Bug Shop In Daimyo
The first edible bug shop in Fukuoka opened in the Daimyo area recently. Bugoom Daimyo offers a variety of edible insect products including beetles, tarantulas, scorpions and also ...

Aug 18, 2020 Local News
Otter Cafe Opens in Daimyo, Fukuoka
A cafe along the lines of a cat cafe, but with otters instead of pussycats, has opened in Daimyo and is attracting increased attention. Kotsumeito welcomes guests with cute kotsume...

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...