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Fukuoka City Announces Extended Hours At Some Vaccination Venues
Fukuoka City extended hours at its group injection venues. Vaccinations are now available in the evenings on Fridays and Saturdays until 21:00 at eight venues around the city. The ...
More Kyushu Companies Allow Employees To have Side Jobs
A report by the Kyushu Productivity Center showed that 18.8% of business organizations in Kyushu allowed their employees to have side jobs in 2021. The increase of 7.8% from the ye...
JR Kyushu To Outsource Unmanned-station Operations
JR Kyushu is seeking collaborations with municipal governments to find alternative options for its latest plans for uncrewed stations. Some demand the company abandon plans to elim...
The Arita Ceramic Festival To Resume
During the Golden Week holidays, the annual porcelain event, which attracts upwards of 1.2 million visitors each year, was canceled the last two years due to the ongoing pandemic. ...
High-end Restaurant Now a PCR Testing Venue
Sankoen, one of the best-known kaiseki restaurants in Fukuoka, closed in 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic is now a free-PCR screening venue. A Tokyo-based operator converted ...
Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Cities Setup Donation Boxes to Support Ukrainian People
Local government offices have installed donation boxes to support people in Ukraine. Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City are soliciting donations at 27 spots to su...
Itoshima Oyster Hut Shuttle Bus Service This Weekend
The Itoshima Tourist Association operates a shuttle bus for oyster-hut visitors between Mar. 11 ~14. The bus leaves JR Chikuzenmaebaru Station every 15 ~ 30 min. and takes guests t...
Fukuoka Restaurant Wins Recipe Contest Using Candies
A Nagoya-based confectionery maker held a unique cooking contest. As implied in its name, ‘okashi-na menu contest,’ the event called for meal recipes using okashi products such as ...
Consultation For Ukraine Refugee Offered in Fukuoka
Fukuoka-based NPO, Global Life Support has launched a free consultation service to support refugees from Ukraine. With years of experience supporting foreigners to relocate to Japa...
Dontaku Parade Resumes This Year
The organizers of the Hakata Dontaku, announced intentions to resume one of Fukuoka’s biggest annual festivals this year. The event was canceled the past two years due to the sprea...