Fukuoka City Retail Sales Up
According to a report by the Japan Department Stores Association, in 2018, sales at four department stores in Fukuoka City totaled ¥212 billion, or 2.9% more than the year before. ...
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Yamakasa Floats To Be Displayed At G20 Meetings
The Hakata Gion Yamakasa Promotion Association held a new year's meeting on Jan. 28 and announced their intention to display special Yamakasa floats during the G20 gatherings in Ju...
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Committee to Support Hakata Redevelopment
JR Kyushu announced on January 25 plans to establish a committee of 15 companies that own land around Hakata Station. The group will explore what measures can be put in place to ge...
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Nishitetsu Highway Bus to Use Alipay and Wechat Pay
In a press release on Jan. 30, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co Ltd. announced the introduction of a smartphone payment system for their expressway bus route between Saga Airport and Fukuo...
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First Tenjin Big Bang Building Construction Started
Construction of the first “Tenjin Big Bang” building has begun. On Jan. 29, Fukuoka Jisho Co., Ltd., announced the groundbreaking for Tenjin Business Center and the outline of its ...
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Browsing Ants Found in Hakata Port
Browsing ants, native to Southern Europe, have been found at Hakata Port in September 2018. The Environment Ministry reported on Jan. 23 that it was the first such confirmation in ...
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School Uniforms to be Updated for Gender Neutrality
The Fukuoka City Board of Education is currently reviewing designs for Fukuoka City's municipal junior high school uniforms with participation by students. In the city, 68 schools ...
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Hakata Starlanes to Close in March
Hakata Starlanes, one of the largest bowling centers in Kyushu, will close this March. In addition to domestic and international bowling tournaments, the place frequently had been ...
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Living Scorpion Found in Hakata Port
Fukuoka City announced on Jan. 22 that a scorpion-like creature was found in the container yard on the Island City in Higashi-ku. The creature was reportedly alive when a worker of...
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JR Kyushu Reveals Plans for Expansion in Hakata
JR Kyushu announced that it is considering to increases the number of floors their JR Hakata City complex. A plan to construct a new level above the platforms of the regular JR tr...
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