Fukuoka Prefecture’s 2022 Budget Announced
Fukuoka Prefecture drafted its budget for the fiscal year of 2022. The record largest budget of over ¥2 trillion aims to support different sectors with themes of overcoming the new...
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Gion Subway Stations Gets a Second Name
Fukuoka City’s Subway Gion Station will also be known as “Hakata Old Town Station.” The additional name was assigned to the station on Feb. 14 to highlight the area’s importance as...
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Home Renovator Charged With Theft of 190 Bottles of Whisky
A self-employed residential renovator in Fukuoka City was arrested for stealing 190 bottles of high-quality whisky from a client’s house. The 48-year-old man is suspected of having...
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YAMAP Announced Kyushu Ranking of Most Popular Mountains Among Climbers 2021
The Fukuoka-based startup, Yamap, announced the ranking of mountains in Kyushu that attracted the most climbers in 2021. Kuju Renzan (Kuju mountain range 1,791 m) was...
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Outline for Fukuoka City’s 2022 Budget Announced
Fukuoka City announced its 2022 budget plan. Their yearly budget of over ¥100 billion includes upwards of 20% for programs to battle the new coronavirus pandemic, such as provision...
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Fukuoka Prefecture May Extend Restrictions Beyond Feb. 20
Fukuoka Governor, Seitaro Hattori, is reportedly leaning towards requesting an extension of the ongoing ‘mann-enn boushi to juten sochi’ to the national government. While restricti...
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Kyudai Alumni Mathematician Produces Paper Art Using Excel
A mathematical alumnus of Kyushu University creates art using the Excel spreadsheet software. Kentaro Okamoto is a paper-cutting artist who teaches math classes to adults in Tokyo....
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Kitakyushu Expressway To Continue To Collect Tolls
The Kitakyushu Urban Expressway might continue to collect tolls for another decade. The five-route expressway was initially planned to stop collecting tolls in 2023. However, the c...
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Mina & North Tenjin To Reopen As Single Shopping Complex
Mina Tenjin and North Tenjin will reopen as a single shopping complex in Apr. 2023. All of the current shops will close by the end of August to begin renovations that include the r...
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Korean Middle School In Kitakyushu Seeks Support For Equipment
Kyushu Korean Junior High School has opened a crowdfunding project introducing an ICT-based learning system. The school, which is not eligible for the national “GIGA School” progra...
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