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Fukuoka PARCO Redevelopment Set for Completion by End of 2031
Fukuoka City on September 8 unveiled detailed plans to redevelop the site of Fukuoka Parco, which is scheduled to close in February 2027. A 22-story mixed-use tower with...
Hawks open player-analysis lab at PayPay Dome
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks completed a new R&D Lab at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka and opened it to the media on Sept. 7. R&D stands for research and development, and...
PARCO Redevelopment Set for 2031
A 22-story mixed-use building is planned for the Fukuoka Parco site in Tenjin, with completion expected around the end of 2031. The project is part of the Tenjin Big Bang...
Imaizumi Park Team Selected
Fukuoka City selected the preferred bidder on August 20 for a major redevelopment of Imaizumi Park in Chuo Ward under the Park-PFI program, with the decision announced...
Tenjin Taiju Named for Former IMS Site
The large mixed-use building under construction on the former IMS site in central Tenjin has been named Tenjin Taiju, Mitsubishi Estate announced on August 31. The project...
Nepali Parents Seek Justice After Daughter’s Killing
The parents of 25-year-old Nepali vocational student Laxmi Rajbanshi spoke from Nepal one week after her body was found in the Naka River in central Fukuoka. Her mother said...
Fukuoka Police Probe Nepali Student’s Death as Murder
Police identified the woman found in the Naka River in Tenjin on August 19 as Laxmi Rajbanshi, a 25-year-old Nepali vocational school student. An autopsy did not establish...
Mina Tenjin Rebuild Considered for 2030s
The owners of Mina Tenjin are considering replacing the aging commercial complex as part of a new redevelopment project. The property opened as Matsuya Ladies in 1973...
Shintencho shops to close in stages and relocate during redevelopment
Shintencho shops will begin closing at their present locations after a thank-you ceremony on Feb. 14, 2027, as the Tenjin shopping arcade is rebuilt. About 10 stores will move...
Kyushu’s Largest Animate Store Opens in Tenjin
Animate will open Animate LACHIC Fukuoka Tenjin, its largest store in Kyushu, on October 24, 2026, on the eighth floor of Fukuoka Mitsukoshi. The store will relocate from...