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Mar 31, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka’s Hakata Dontaku Port Festival Parade Cancelled
Organizers within the Fukuoka City government and the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry have announced the cancellation of the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival parade due to the...
Mar 25, 2020 Local News
Photographer Offers a Deal to Students Who Missed Graduation Ceremonies
Iinefoto Planning Office, a photo studio in Hakata Ward, is offering heavily discounted portrait photography for those who missed graduation ceremonies due to the new coronavirus. ...
Mar 25, 2020 Local News
Three More COVID-19 Cases Reported In Fukuoka
ccording to Fukuoka City, a resident in his forties who developed a fever beginning on Mar. 15 and diagnosed with pneumonia at a medical institution has since tested positive for t...
Mar 19, 2020 Local News
Evangelion Releases Sweets For the Release of Their New Movie Evangelion: 4.0, Rebuild of Evangelion
Evangelion has collaborated with a Fukuoka-based confectionery company on the occasion of the release of their new movie. Traditional dry sweet of rakugan are now available in spec...
Mar 19, 2020 Local News
Rocket for Research Launched From Hiraodai, Kitakyushu
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau issued a report on the number of foreigners who entered Japan through Kyushu in 2019. According to that, a total of 4.2 million people arrived ...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
Hakata Matsubayashi Registered as National Important Cultural Assets
Traditional procession of Hakata Matsubayashi has been appointed as one of Japan's Intangible Cultural Properties. The 840-year-old procession, representing three gods and a group ...
Mar 18, 2020 Local News
More Ramen Shops Cheer Up Children With Cheaper ‘Kids Ramen’ Dishes
Four ramen shops in Fukuoka Prefecture took initiatives in cheering up local children amidst ongoing school closure. Koshiro Ramen (Ohashi, Fukuoka City), Hakata Ramen-ya Itto (Daz...
Mar 12, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka’s Akasaka Ranks as the Most Expensive Residential Area
Haseko Livenet, Inc., published a report on rent for the average apartment in five cities, including Fukuoka and Kokura. According to that, the average monthly rent for family-type...
Mar 11, 2020 Local News
Participants Wanted for Rice Terrace Planting Experience in Itoshima
Participants for the Iwarayama Denen Project, a program to experience farming and food processing, are sought. The seventeen-year-old project aims to preserve rice fields at the fo...
Mar 11, 2020 Local News
Free Ramen for Children at Ichiran
Local and legendary tonkotsu ramen chain Ichiran announced it would serve "kids ramen" (okosama ramen) for free to elementary school children between Mar. 8 and 31. The initiative ...
