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Apr 16, 2020 Local News
Local Governments Hiring Staff to Fight Unemployment
Local governments are creating positions for people who lose their jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus. The mayor of Beppu City, Oita, announced on April 13 that the city wou...
Apr 16, 2020 Local News
Sixth Death in Fukuoka – Thirty More Infections – Three Hour Ambulance Ride – Hotel Subsidies Offer by Kitakyushu
Local authorities in Fukuoka Prefecture reported 30 more confirmed COVID-19 infections on April 15, bringing the cumulative total to 436. On the same day, the prefecture saw its si...
Apr 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka’s First Case of Reinfection – Two COVID-19 Deaths – Itoshima City Hall Closed
Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogawa revealed on April 14 that the prefecture would soon lease another hotel in Fukuoka City to accommodate some of the new coronavirus patients with no o...
Apr 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Mayor Announces Rent Support, Medical Facility Support, and ¥500 Coupons For Takeout Meals
On April 14, Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takeshima outlined plans to offer financial support to businesses and facilities that comply with requests to temporarily close or reduce b...
Apr 14, 2020 Local News
Hakata Drinking Snacks Sold in Vending Machine
Hakata Sugaya, a local souvenir shop in Hakata Ward, has installed a unique vending machine in front of their shop to spice up your home-drinking experience. Amidst the ongoing ref...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
