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Nakagawa and Shime-machi Popular with Company Presidents
The Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd. (TSR) recently published findings from a survey on the most popular place to live for company presidents. TSR drew from a database of approximately.....
Fukuoka Financial Group Collaborates with One Piece for 10th Year Anniversary
The Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG), the umbrella company of the Bank of Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Shinwa Bank, is collaborating with the popular anime One Piece in celebration of...
Joint US-Japan Military Training Drills in Kumamoto
On Dec. 8, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and US Marine Corps began a series of joint training exercises at the Army National...
Special Fukubukuro “Mystery Bags” for Sale at Hakata Daimaru
This year Hakata Daimaru will be selling 30,000 premium fukubukuro (lucky bags). Fukubukuro is a Japanese New Year custom in which...
Fukuoka City Applies to Host G20 Summit in 2019
Fukuoka City submitted its application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to host the G20 Summit in 2019, which will be the first ever to be held in Japan. Fukuoka aims to...
Plans Underway to Extend Port of Hakata
Fukuoka City is looking into the possibility of integrating the harbor used by international liners on the east side of the Port of Hakata, allowing multiple large ships to...
Phase One of the Hakata Old Town Regeneration Project Completed
A ceremony was held to re-open Dekimachi Park. The park renovation is part of a wider effort to regenerate the old section of...
JAXA Announce Rocket Launch Schedule
On Dec. 8, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced a revised schedule for two of their rocket launches. The launch of...
Osprey Aircraft Fly Over Kyushu at Night for the First Time
Osprey aircrafts took to the sky over Kumamoto on the night of Dec. 11 as part of the joint training exercises being conducted by the...
Nanakuma Subway Line Extension Delayed
The extension to Fukuoka City Subway's Nanakuma Line has been delayed. The huge sinkhole that opened up near Hakata Station last year has...