Fukuoka Plans Six-Car Nanakuma Line Trains
Fukuoka City plans to begin introducing six-car trains on the Nanakuma subway line from fiscal 2030 to ease crowding. The line between Hakata and Hashimoto currently uses...
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Fukuoka Plans Six-Car Nanakuma Line Trains
Fukuoka City plans to begin introducing six-car trains on the Nanakuma subway line from fiscal 2030 to ease crowding. The line between Hakata and Hashimoto currently uses...
StarFlyer Restores Kitakyushu-Taipei Service
StarFlyer resumed scheduled service between Kitakyushu and Taipei on September 2 after a six-and-a-half-year suspension. About 30 people, including Kitakyushu Mayor...
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...
Labor Bureau Backs Firms as Minimum Wage Rises
Fukuoka Prefecture's minimum wage is expected to rise by 57 yen to 1,114 yen per hour on October 4. The prefectural minimum wage council submitted its recommendation on...
Fukuoka Plans End to Assembly Group Subsidies
Fukuoka Prefecture has budgeted up to 12 million yen annually for 13 voluntary groups formed by prefectural assembly members. The groups include Japan-US, Japan-Korea...
Fukuoka Considers Rebuilding International Center
Fukuoka City is considering rebuilding the Fukuoka International Center, including the possibility of relocating it to another site. The 45-year-old venue hosts the annual Kyushu.....
Foreign Residents Get Earthquake Support in Hikawa
Hikawa Town in Kumamoto held a consultation session for foreign residents affected by the July earthquake. Vietnamese and Filipino residents, along with representatives of...
Kyushu Recovery Discounts Start in October
The national government will launch the Kyushu Fukko Oen Wari travel-support program across all seven Kyushu prefectures in October. Accommodation and travel prices will be...
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...