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Special Train to Celebrate Anniversary of Tenjin Omuta Line
On June 25, the Nishi-Nippon Railroad Company (Nishitetsu) announced that they will operate a special limited train service from July until September as part of celebrations to com...
Itoshima Announces Logo to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Itoshima City announced a new logo and a slogan to promote its 10th anniversary for 2020. The simple design of the logo is available in ten different colors and features the city's...
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...
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...
Kagoshima to Become the Largest Base for Japanese Patrol Vessels
The Japan Coast Guard is planning to expand the capacity of Kagoshima Port to reinforce marine patrols around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa. Reflecting the recurrence of the entra...
Prospects for Summer Bonuses Not Encouraging
On June 12, the Nishi-Nippon City Bank published results of a recent survey on expectations for summer bonus in 2019. Amongst the five-hundred respondents who live in Fukuoka, only...
Hakata Manju Sets New Guinness World Record
On Monday this week, June 3, Hakata JR was the seat of an event to celebrate the popular Fukuoka made manju ‘Hakata Torimon’ setting a new world record for most sales of bean paste...
Tomodachi MetLife Women’s Leadership Program 2019-2020 Applications Open
This year, applications will be open for the Tomodachi MetLife Women’s Leadership Program 2019-2020 for women in the Fukuoka area, as well as the Tokyo, Osaka and Naha areas. In 20...
Traffic Restriction Information for Fukuoka City for June 8 and 9 – G20 Meetings
Traffic restrictions will be in effect on June 8 and 9 during the G20 Meetings in Fukuoka City. Some gates to the Fukuoka Urban Expressway Inner/Outer Circular Route will be closed...
Fortune Antique Hunters TV Show is Coming to Itoshima
The TV-Tokyo program "Fortune Antique Hunters!" (出張！なんでも鑑定団) will visit Itoshima on the city's 10th anniversary. The program travels across Japan to discover personal treasures tha...