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Feb 17, 2023 Local News
Police and JR West Train to Combat Terrorism for G7 Summit
In preparation for the G7 Hiroshima Summit to be held in May, the police and JR West conducted joint training on a platform at Hakata Station to prevent crimes by terrorists and ot...
Feb 17, 2023 Local News
Nishitetsu to Launch “Cycle Cargo” Service Allowing Bicycles on Buses
From April, Nishitetsu will begin operating a "cycle cargo" service that allows customers to bring their bicycles onto the bus. This will be the first service of its kind in Kyushu...
Feb 17, 2023 Local News
Cheering and Singing Return to SoftBank Hawks Games
The SoftBank Hawks announced that they will allow fans to cheer and sing songs at their games for the first time in four years, while still requiring masks to be worn as part of th...
Feb 17, 2023 Local News
Nishitetsu Railway Does Not Plan to Enforce Mask-Wearing on Trains and Buses
The President of Nishitetsu Railway, stated in a press conference on February 16th that the company does not plan to actively encourage the wearing or removal of masks on its train...
Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Kyushu’s 2022 Industrial Production Index Up 1.3%
Kyushu's industrial production index for mining and manufacturing in 2022, announced by the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry on the 15th, was 101.9, up 1.3% from the pr...
Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Unveils New Soybean Brand Fukuyokamuru
Fukuoka Prefecture, one of the leading soybean production areas in Japan, has named its new soybean brand "Fukuyokamuru" after more than 10 years of development. About 150 people, ...
Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka City Announces Budget Proposal Exceeding One Trillion Yen
Fukuoka City has announced a budget proposal for the next fiscal year that exceeds one trillion yen. The plan includes the exemption of childcare fees for second and subsequent chi...
Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Tenjin Loft to relocate to Mina Tenjin in Fukuoka
The Tenjin district in Fukuoka City, where rebuilding work on buildings is progressing, will see the commercial facility, Mina Tenjin, reborn this spring. Currently, work is underw...
Feb 14, 2023 Local News
Barbecue Chain Found With More Incorrect Menu Descriptions
It has been discovered that a chain of barbecue restaurants named "Nurubon" had incorrect menu descriptions of ingredients, such as labeling foreign-sourced horse meat as being sou...
Feb 14, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture To Lift Its Own COVID-19 Alert
The Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan has decided to lift its own COVID-19 alert that was activated in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus since December last year. The decis...
