New Sports Facility to Open in Fukuoka
A new large-scale gymnasium is set to open in Island City this December. The Fukuoka City Sogo Taiiku-kan has a floor span of approximately 25,000 square meters, making it one of t...
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New Saga Strawberry to be Released This Year
A new Saga strawberry called Ichigosan will hit stores this Winter. A presentation was held on October 16 to announce that the prefecture has developed the new breed of strawberry,...
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Students No Longer Need to Specify Gender for Entrance Exams
From March next year, the prefectural high school entrance examinations in Fukuoka will not ask students to specify their gender on application forms or admission slips. The Fukuok...
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Mizutaki Flavored Potato Chips
Calbee have joined forces with Fukuoka Prefecture to develop mizutaki (chicken hot pot) flavored potato chips. These efforts form part of a wider initiative that sees the company c...
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Kumamon Number Plate Popular with Drivers
Special Kumamoto number plates that include a silhouette of Kumamon in the design have proven popular with the public. At the beginning of October, the Ministry of Land, Infrastruc...
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Fukuoka Second in Ranking of Japanese Cities
The Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies released findings from a study into the most appealing cities in Japan outside of Tokyo. The research took a range of ...
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Kyushu University Aims to Use Renewable Energy to Produce Hydrogen
Kyushu University has started conducting research into the usage of renewable energy to produce hydrogen and the development of hydrogen storage materials made from hydrogen alloys...
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Typhoon No. 25 Kong-rey Heading Towards Kyushu
The Japan Meteorological Agency is issuing advisories for this season’s 25th typhoon (KONG-REY). This typhoon is projected to travel along the western coast of Kyushu and Sea of Ja...
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Thai Consulate Opens in Fukuoka
The Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo announced that a Consulate-General has been established in Fukuoka. The Consul-General paid a visit to Fukuoka Prefectural Governor Hiroshi Ogawa on...
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Conflict Over Fukuoka City Accommodation Tax
Fukuoka Prefectural and City officials met on September 26 to discuss issues surrounding the creation of a tourist accommodation tax. The discussion follows the Fukuoka City Legisl...
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