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Sep 10, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Fish Wholesaler Targets Overseas Market With New Online System
Akira Holdings, a fish wholesaler, based in Fukuoka’s Fresh Fish Market, is preparing to boost exports of locally caught fish through a new online platform. Combining a multilingua...
Sep 10, 2021 Local News
Fresh Fish From Fukuoka Used As Prize By Game Company
Bandai Namco Amusement Inc. is giving away fresh fish from Kyushu in a special campaign for its fishing game, ‘Tsuri Spirits.’ Aiming to raise awareness of local fish and environme...
Sep 10, 2021 Local News
Kyuden Announces New Avispa Support Package
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced a new plan to gather support for Fukuoka’s professional soccer team, Avispa. The ‘Avispa Support Plan’ allows customers to make monthly do...
Sep 9, 2021 Local News
New Cycle Tourism Courses For Aso Area
Kogidasu.jp, a regional bicycle-tourism platform run by Aso Cycling Tourism School in Kumamoto, developed the first model course for the Aso area. ‘Aso-ichi’ is a 120-kilometer rou...
Sep 9, 2021 Local News
Starflyer Extends Flight Simulator Experience Program
Star Flyer Inc. extended operations of its flight-simulator experience tours. The program attracted over 600 applicants in March, in which six guests dressed in Star Flyer pilot u...
Sep 9, 2021 Local News
Ichiban-kuji Lottery Shop Opens Inside Hakata Bus Terminal
The first ‘Ichibankuji’ official shop in Kyushu opened on the 7th floor of Hakata Bus Terminal by Bandai Namco Amusement Inc. The “everyone wins” lottery features the goods of some...
Sep 8, 2021 Local News
State of Emergency (SOE) to be extended in Fukuoka Prefecture until September 30.
An announcement by the central government was made around 19:30 today. The state of emergency was to be lifted on September 12 but will be extended in 19 of 22 currently concerned ...
Sep 8, 2021 Local News
Kyudai Startup Announces Early Pancreatic Cancer Method
Hirotsu Bio Science, a Kyushu University startup, discovered the possibility of detecting early pancreatic cancer with nematodes. The disease, which kills approximately 30,000 pati...
Sep 8, 2021 Local News
Johnny Depp Shares Message Prior to Motion Picture “Minamata” (Kumamoto)
Johnny Depp, the producer and leading actor of the period film “Minamata,” about the environmental disaster in Minamata (Kumamoto Prefecture,) held a press conference ahead of the ...
Sep 7, 2021 Local News
Redevelopment Plans for Area West of Hakata Station
As part of the redevelopment project "Hakata Connected" around JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka City, Plans to develop a plaza in an area to the west of the station are being conside...
