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Chinese App-based Taxi-hailing Service Launched in Fukuoka
Didi Mobility Japan Corp. announced the launch of an app-based taxi-hailing service in Fukuoka City on June 27. The company has tied up with eleven local taxi companies including D...
Fukuoka Subway to Run a Hakata Gion Yamakasa Decorated Train
Fukuoka City Subway announced a special train decoration with motifs of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival. A six-car train will be decorated using three kinds of stickers displayin...
Cutting-edge Technology Site to be Set Up in Fukuoka Smart East
Digital Garage, Inc., the Fukuoka Directive Council and Fukuoka Growth Next have launched a new program to support startup companies by providing opportunities to test their projec...
Fukuoka City – 22nd Most Livable City in 2019
London-based Monocle magazine has released its annual Quality of Life Survey, and this year Fukuoka City has its spot as the 22nd most livable city in the world. In 2017, Fukuoka r...
Tenjin Core to Close Next March
On June 13, the Nishi-Nippon Railroad Company (Nishitetsu) officially announced that Tenjin Core will close on March 31, 2020. The commercial facility, which first opened its doors...
Mitsui Garden Hotel Fukuoka Gion to Open
Mitsui Garden Hotel Fukuoka Gion will open on June 27. The 13-story hotel sits in within walking distance of JR Hakata Station and Gion Subway Station, useful both for business peo...
Fukuoka Prefecture and City to Partially Fund Construction of US Facility
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City will partially bear costs for the construction of a US military section at Fukuoka Airport. The ongoing relocation of the US military section in...
Redevelopment Plans for Ohori and Maizuru Parks Announced
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City announced basic plans for the redevelopment of Ohori and Maizuru parks. The project named the combined area of the two parks Central Park and ai...
Toyota Motor Kyushu Opens Co-Working Space in Tenjin
Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. opened a new co-working space, Toyota Kyushu Co-Creative connected lounge Garraway F in Tenjin on June 15. Fifty seats in the 202-square-meter room are o...
Yoshimoto Kogyo to Open New Theater
On June 10, Yoshimoto Kogyo announced plans to open a new 500-seat theater in Fukuoka City. The E Zo Fukuoka entertainment facility will be located inside the Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome...