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Apr 30, 2020 Local News
Closure of Parking Lots at Parks
Fukuoka Prefecture announced parking-lot closures at four prefectural parks during the Golden Week holidays (4/29~5/6), as a strategy to discourage visitors. Fukuoka City also anno...
Apr 30, 2020 Local News
Online Seven-Night Shochu Event
A Tokyo-based trading company is collaborating with seven shochu distillers in Kyushu in a Zoom-based charity event. Named 'Thousand Nights and Seven Nights - Shochu Caravan Night,...
Apr 30, 2020 Local News
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) To Students ¥30,000
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Oita Prefecture announced a special payout to all students amidst the impact of the new coronavirus crisis. As APU plans to resume oper...
Apr 30, 2020 Local News
Mega-Solar Plant Announced for Nagasaki
Kyudenko Corporation is collaborating with Kyocera Corporation (Kyoto) and four other companies to fund the development of a mega-solar plant in Nagasaki Prefecture. The group anno...
Apr 30, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Remote Islands Ask Visitors to Stay Away
Remote islands in Kyushu are sending out messages to discourage people from visiting during the Golden Week holidays. The promotional committee for remote islands in Fukuoka Prefec...
Apr 30, 2020 Local News
Six Pachinko Parlors Continue to Operate – 26 Infections Linked to Nightclubs in Kurume
On Apr. 29, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 14 more cases of COVID-19 infections, bringing the cumulative total to 639. The new cases involve three dancers employed by the Love Chain ...
Apr 29, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Offers Free Papercraft Online
The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum has launched a fun project named 'Ouchi De Ajibi (#おうちであじび).' Translated as 'Asian Museum at Home.' The project consists of a series of postings on Fac...
Apr 29, 2020 Local News
Itoshima City Tourist Facilities and Parking Lots Closing or Reducing Services During Golden Week
Itoshima City has announced that some local facilities and services will be either closed or operating in a reduced capacity during Golden Week to prevent the spread of the COVID-1...
Apr 29, 2020 Local News
Flowers Cut off Historic Wisteria Tree to Discourage Visits – Fukuoka Marathon Canceled – New COVID-19 Infections Drop to Four
On April 28, Fukuoka Prefecture announced four more cases of COVID-19 infections, including two linked to the in-hospital cluster at Fukuoka Kinen Hospital. The new cases bring the...
Apr 28, 2020 Local News
Essential Crew Infections Leaves Cruise Ship Stuck in Nagasaki
More than a week has passed since the first COVID-19 infection was confirmed on the Costa Atlantica, a cruise ship docked in Nagasaki Port without a scheduled departure date. Two o...
