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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 ...
Mar 9, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Uses Manga To Promote Breast Cancer Testing
Fukuoka City is promoting breast cancer screenings by distributing 120,000 free copies of "Hataraku Saibou Black." The popular manga, whose title translates as "Working Cells Black...
Mar 9, 2020 Local News
Software to Rollout 5G Services in Parts of Fukuoka This Month
Softbank will initiate 5G network services in Fukuoka, beginning on March 27. The open-5G environment designed for smartphone users initially covers seven prefectures in Japan, inc...
Mar 9, 2020 Local News
Oita To Reintroduce Hovercraft Service
On March 4, Oita Prefecture announced that it would reintroduce the hovercraft as a means of public transportation connecting Oita Airport with the central area of Oita City in 202...
Mar 4, 2020 Local News
A Dictionary for Hawk’s Fans
A Hawks covered Japanese dictionary will debut from Sanseido Co., Ltd. Publishers this month. The special dictionary not only wears a bright yellow jacket of the Hawks team color, ...
Mar 2, 2020 Local News
Cheers to a New International Bar in Daimyo
A new international bar opened in Daimyo on the weekend with an unforgettable name, Cheers! It’s an offshoot of the popular C.C. Cafe on Oyafukodori and also run by Chuck. The drin...
Feb 28, 2020 Local News
Lack of Bus Drivers in Fukuoka Forces Schedule Reduction
Nishitetsu announced on February 26 that they will reduce the number of buses running in the cities of Fukuoka, Kitakyushu and...
Feb 28, 2020 Local News
New International Dormitory for Kyushu University
Settle International, a new international dormitory for students of Kyushu University, will open in the Tomari-katsuragi district of Itoshima City. The six-story...
