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Apr 14, 2020 Local News
Details of Fukuoka Prefecture’s Requests for Business Closures
At a special meeting on April 13, Fukuoka prefecture's Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters announced their decision to ask for the closures of the following businesses. The req...
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Apr 13, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu-based Company Launches Secret Fireworks to Cheer Up Residents
Wakino Art Factory, a Kitakyushu-based firework manufacturer, launched thirty large fireworks into the sky of the Higashitani district in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu, on April 10...
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Apr 13, 2020 Local News
Nishitetsu Temporarily Discontinues Five Express Bus Routes
Nishitetsu announced the temporary closure of five expressway bus routes in response to the Government's declaration of a state of emergency. While the company has already downscal...
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Apr 13, 2020 Local News
Kyushu-based Food Businesses Ranked by Sales
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank Ltd. released rankings for food service companies in Kyushu and Okinawa by sales in the fiscal year of 2018. Fukuoka City-based Plenus, which...
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Apr 13, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture to Direct Businesses To Close – 30 More COVID-19 Cases
Local authorities in Fukuoka Prefecture might request business closures as early as April 14. Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogawa revealed in a TV interview that he has already earmarke...
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Apr 12, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Police Alert Residents About Corona-linked Fraud
Fukuoka Prefectural Police had reported six cases of corona-linked fraud. In some cases, male and female victims failed to receive surgical masks and other sanitation products they...
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Apr 12, 2020 Local News
Delivery Services Attempt to Advoid Contact with Clients
While a state of emergency is in effect for seven prefectures, including Fukuoka, major parcel-delivery services are still available nationwide with some delays. Yamato Transport C...
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Apr 12, 2020 Local News
Neighboring Prefectures to Accept Patients from Fukuoka – COVID-19 Infections in Fukuoka Surpass 300
The collective total of COVID-19 infections topped 300 in Fukuoka Prefecture on April 11. Local authorities announced 43 new cases across the prefecture, the largest single-day cou...
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Apr 11, 2020 Local News
Possibility of Spliting Fukuoka’s FINA Tounrament Schedule Raised
FINA is reportedly considering relocating some of the competitions of the 19th FINA World Championships. A source revealed that the association is seeking plans with the reduced fi...
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Apr 11, 2020 Local News
Saga-produced Powder Natto Gaining Popularity
A Fukuoka-based soy product 'Natto Powder' is gaining popularity. Sonomono Inc., a Fukuoka-based startup, developed the natural food product, using Saga-produced soybeans. The uniq...