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Feb 17, 2023 Local News
Nishitetsu Railway Does Not Plan to Enforce Mask-Wearing on Trains and Buses
The President of Nishitetsu Railway, stated in a press conference on February 16th that the company does not plan to actively encourage the wearing or removal of masks on its train...
Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Kyushu’s 2022 Industrial Production Index Up 1.3%
Kyushu's industrial production index for mining and manufacturing in 2022, announced by the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry on the 15th, was 101.9, up 1.3% from the pr...
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...