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Jun 9, 2020 Local News
Local Companies Begin To Support Students From Overseas
On June 3, Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. donated an emergency stockpile food for students at Kyushu Institute of Technology in Iizuka City. Meanwhile, Aso College Group purchased 2.5 t...

Jun 9, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City to Support Canceled Student Athletic Events
While large sporting events for elementary, junior high, and high school students have been canceled for the school year of 2020, Fukuoka City announced plans to subsidize alternat...

Jun 8, 2020 Local News
Couples to Receive ¥100,000 for Canceled Weddings
Saga Prefecture announced it would offer ¥100,000 to local couples whose wedding ceremonies were canceled or postponed due to the new coronavirus impact. The plans were announced o...

Jun 8, 2020 Local News
Weekend Sees Fewer COVID-19 In Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City announced five confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection over the weekend (June 6 ~ 7.) Amongst the new patients was a man, who had been hospitalized at a lo...

Jun 6, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture to Cover Tuition Fees for Hard Hit University Students
On June 5, Kitakyushu City announced five more cases of the new coronavirus infection. The city has seen 135 instances during the past fourteen days. Rates of positive PCR tests in...

Jun 5, 2020 Local News
Michinoeki Ukiha Top Regional Roadside
Michinoeki Ukiha topped the ranking of roadside stations in Kyushu and Yamaguchi for the fifth straight year. The ranking released in the July issue of a local sightseeing magazine...

Jun 5, 2020 Local News
Governor Requests More Antigen-test Kits To Counter Clusters
On June 4, Kitakyushu City announced six new cases of the COVID-19 infection. A total of 130 people in the city were diagnosed with the virus in the past thirteen days. Reflecting ...

Jun 4, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Shinkansen To Return To Regular Schedule
On June 3, six new cases of the new coronavirus infection were announced in Fukuoka Prefecture. Five of them were found in Kitakyushu City, and involve a junior high school student...

Jun 2, 2020 Local News
Sixteen New Cases of COVID-19 in Kitakyushu – 113 cases in Past Ten Days
Sixteen more cases of the new coronavirus infections were reported in Kitakyushu City on June 1. The new instances involve another suspected cluster at a medical facility in Yahata...

Jun 1, 2020 Local News
View Fukuoka City Museum Exhibits In 3D From Home
Enjoy seven of Fukuoka City Museum’s most prized possessions from the comfort of your home. The museum has collaborated with Steampunk Digital, a Fukuoka-based start-up specializin...