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Oct 14, 2022 Local News
Incumbent Mayor Takashima Announces Candidacy
Incumbent Mayor Takashima has announced his candidacy for a fourth term. At a press conference at around 4:30 p.m. on October 11, he announced his candidacy in the November 20 elec...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
Futsukaichi City’s Night Market Revived
Saturday Night Market returns to Futsukaichi after fifteen years of absence. The community event which began back in 1972 was held weekly during summer vacations and...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu To Permit Employees To Take On Side Jobs
JR Kyushu finalized a program to allow employees to take on side jobs. Office staff, train conductors, and all other workers can spend up to 60 hours working at one of JR Kyushu’s ...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
Housing in Fukuoka with unlimited Flights to Tokyo Subscription Announced
Star Flyer will launch a subscription service by spring 2023 that combines rental housing in Fukuoka Prefecture with airfare between Tokyo and Fukuoka. The service will encourage c...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
Marijuana Seized in the Mountains of Fukuoka
A 28-year-old company executive was arrested for cultivating marijuana plants for profit in the mountains of Kurume City. The number of marijuana plants numbered 568, the largest n...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
Thai AirAsia Launches Direct Flights between Fukuoka and Bangkok
Amid expectations of an increase in foreign tourists due to the easing of border controls, Thai AirAsia today began direct flights between Fukuoka and Bangkok, the capital of Thail...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu’s Cruise Train Seven Stars in Kyushu Renewal Unveiled
JR Kyushu's luxury sleeper train "Nanatsuboshi" was partially renewed to coincide with the 9th anniversary of its operation, and a brand new train car equipped with a "tea room" an...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
Rocket Carrying Satellites Developed in Fukuoka Fails
Epsilon No. 6 was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 9:50 a.m. on Oct. 12. According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Age...
Oct 13, 2022 Local News
Prefecture Adds Two Traditional Crafts To Designated List
Two nearly forgotten crafts of Fukuoka, Aashiya-gama, and Kokura-ori were designated prefectural tokusan-hinn specialty crafts. The origin of the Onga-produced tea ceremony pot and...
Oct 13, 2022 Local News
Kagoshima And Okinawa Offer Additional Sightseeing Subsidies
A nationwide tourism subsidy program began on Oct. 11 (*Tokyo: Oct. 12,) including discounts for Okinawa and Kagoshima (and now all other prefectures). Okinawa offers up to 30% off...