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Mar 11, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Suspends Jet Ferry Service to Korea
JR Kyushu Jet Ferry announced temporary cancellation of their high-speed Beetle hydrofoil service between Hakata and Busan between Mar. 9 and Mar. 31. This comes in response to...
Mar 4, 2020 Local News
Northern Kyushu Records Warmest Winter Ever
Prefectures in Northern Kyushu (including Yamaguchi Prefecture) experienced the warmest winter (December 2019 to February 2020) on record. According to a report by Fukuoka Regional...
Mar 2, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu to Eliminate Smoking Rooms and Areas
JR Kyushu announced on February 27 that it would close all smoking rooms and areas inside its regular train stations from April 1. Reflecting on...
Feb 19, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu City Supporting Low Carbon Initiatives Overseas
Kitakyushu City is working on reducing plastic wastes in Southeast-Asian countries through a partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP.) The city's private...
Feb 19, 2020 Local News
Finally, Snow Falls in Fukuoka
The record-latest first snowfall was observed in Fukuoka City in the early morning of February 17. With a strong cold...
Feb 13, 2020 Local News
Nishitetsu Launches Electric Bus Route
Nishitetsu has announced the launch of an electric-powered bus as of February 12 as part of...
Feb 13, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Might Go Snowless for First Time in Over a Century
Fukuoka City might experience its first winter without snow in over a century. According to an announcement by Fukuoka Regional Headquarters of Japan Meteorological Agency, the cit...
Jan 31, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Issues Alert For Coronavirus
Fukuoka City has issued an alert for the fast-spreading coronavirus that’s infected more than 8,200...
Jan 23, 2020 Local News
Utility Poles To Be Taken Down To Save View
Fukuoka City is said to be planning to remove utility poles from some areas of the Shikanoshima and...
Jan 14, 2020 Local News
Kumamoto City Releases Multilingual App for Garbage Pickup
Kumamoto City released a new smartphone application to explain waste separation rules for non-Japanese speakers this month. The new service explains the seemingly complex rules of ...