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Aug 5, 2020 Local News
Picturebook Museum 2020 to be Held Online
The 'At Home Picture Book Museum 2020' will begin on August 14. While the annual children's' in-museum exhibition for 2020 was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus, th...
Aug 3, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Tower Sells Custom Lightups
Fukuoka Tower debuted a new service to run 10-minute illuminations for individual customers. The program allows guests to choose from seven colors (red, blue, green, yellow, purple...
Aug 3, 2020 Local News
New Resort-style Hotel Opens in Odo, Fukuoka City
On August 1, a new luxury hotel, Garden Terrace Fukuoka Hotel & Resort, opened in the Odo area of Fukuoka City. Designed by an internationally-active architect, Hironaka Ogawa, the...
Aug 3, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Airport’s Outdoor Viewing Deck Reopens
Fukuoka Airport’s outdoor viewing deck located above the domestic terminal will reopen on August 7. With a concept of ‘allowing guests to take a break while experiencing Fukuoka,’ ...
Jul 29, 2020 Local News
Nightclub Clusters Revealed – Mayor Pressures Central Government Over Privacy Policy
On July 28, the mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, attended an online meeting with Yasutoshi Nishimura (Economic Revitalization Minister) and six other mayors, in which he...
Jul 27, 2020 Local News
Emblems Awarded to Accomodations Practicing COVID-19 Prevention
Fukuoka City has begun distributing an emblem to local accommodation facilities that implement adequate preventive measures against novel coronavirus infection. The logo, saying “H...
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 22, 2020 Local News
Hojoya Festival Cancelled for 2020
The traditional fall festival of Fukuoka, Hojoya, announced its cancellation for 2020. The September festival is considered one of ‘Hakata’s three grand festivals,’ and attracts mo...
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...