Local News

A committee to create an eco-zone park in the area around the artificial island Island City in Hakata Bay submitted its final report for the creation of that zone to Fukuoka City Mayor Hiroshi Yoshida. It calls for the establishment of spaces for feeding and rest for rare birds in the area. The zone will cover about 550 hectares on the north and northeastern sides of the island. The committee was formed in November 2006 and met eight times before disbanding at the end of March this year.