Local News
- TOP
- Local News
Oct 9, 2019 Local News
City Hall Goes to the Mat With Skateboarders
Rubber mats scattered on the grounds of Kego Park began to appear from mid-August this year. There are now...
Oct 8, 2019 Local News
Collaboration Between Fukuoka University and Travel Company
Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd., and Fukuoka University have begun a special curriculum to educate students with knowledge in regional development through tourism. Themes including ...
Oct 3, 2019 Local News
Matsuura City to Exchange Tax Credits for Used Musical Instruments
Matsuura City in Nagasaki Prefecture began accepting musical instruments for its hometown taxation, starting on October 1. The city has used the nation's "furusato nozei" system to...
Oct 1, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Mayor Presses for Underwear Cleaning Reform
The mayor of Fukuoka City Shoichiro Takashima attended a meeting of the nation's strategic special zones on September 26 and proposed to ease regulations on laundry services in the...
Sep 27, 2019 Local News
Golden Tea Room Opened in Yame
A group of creators based in Yame City created a golden tea room on the occasion of a local festival in the city. The room was built inside a container, measuring 2.5 m x 6 m. An e...
Sep 26, 2019 Local News
Amaito – A New Sweet and Seedless Grape From Itoshima
maito, a new brand of grape grown in Itoshima recently debuted at JA Itoshima Farmers Market, Ito Sai-Sai. The seedless grape is a hybrid of two types of muscat and kyoho grapes an...
Sep 24, 2019 Local News
Two New Bicycle Parking Lots in Hakata
Fukuoka City opened two new underground parking areas for bicycles near Hakata Station. The lots will connect directly from the basement floor of Hakata Station Chikushi-guchi Exit...
Sep 20, 2019 Local News
Official Gundam Store to Open in Fukuoka
Bandai will open a new store called Gundam Base Fukuoka in Canal City Hakata on November 30. This will be the second official Mobile Suit Gundam store to open in Japan, following t...
Sep 3, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Motor Show 2019 to be Held in December
Fukuoka Motor Show 2019 will be held from Dec. 20 to 23 at multiple venues including Marine Messe Fukuoka. With a range of new services like car sharing springing up, the automobil...
Aug 30, 2019 Local News
Program to Foster AI-skilled Engineers in Fukuoka
Standard, a startup launched by students of Tokyo University, Keio University, Waseda University and more has begun an educational program for students in Fukuoka. The community, n...