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Tanga Market (Kitakyushu) Redevelopment Plan Announced
Kitakyushu City announced a project outline of the redevelopment of the Tanga Ichiba market. The retro-style market for tourists and locals alike is also known as the “kitchen of K...
Census Shows Population Increase in Fukuoka and Decline in Kitakyushu
The preliminary data of the 2020 national census revealed that Fukuoka City experienced a five-year population growth of 4.9%, the fastest rate among the ordinance-designated citie...
Kitakyushu City To Issue SDGs Bonds
The Kitakyushu City SDGs Future Bonds would be the first such bonds issued by a local government in Japan. The city aims to sell approximately ¥10 billion bonds between September a...
Kitakyushu Woman Donated One Hundred Million Yen to Board of Education
Kitakyushu City’s board of education received a ¥100 million donation from a local woman who had passed away in March at the age of ninety-seven. Having had no children on her own,...
Kitakyushu City Announces Priority Vaccinations for Local Essential Workers
The city plans to give the new coronavirus vaccination to approximately 50,000 residents who are working as school and nursery teachers, elderly care workers in early July. The ear...
Horie Plans Independent Professional Baseball Team in Kitakyushu
Kyushu’s independent pro-baseball league, Kyushu Asia League (KAL), will welcome a new Kitakyushu City-based team from next season. Earlier in April, the famous Japanese entreprene...
Gardening Tools and Seeds Sales Up
Gardening tools and seeds are selling well, as more people spend more time at home. A Kitakyushu-based store reported that the sales of such items during 2020 were 1.4 times larger...
Edible Insect Vending Machine For Kokura Arcade
A startup venture by students at the Tokyo University Of Agriculture is running a crowdfunding project to bring an edible insect vending machine to Kokura City. The Utsusemi Techno...
Rakugo Comedian To Perform From Back of Truck
A Kitakyushu-based rakugo story-teller, Tachibanaya Bunta, debuted his 'rakugo car' on May 5. His first on-truck performance took place at Takami Shirine in Yahatahigashi Ward, wit...
Hotel with Library of 40,000 Books Opens in Kitakyushu
Hotel Relief Kokura Annex opened on Apr 16. Just 10 minutes away on foot from JR Kokura Station, the stylish hotel is stocked with some 40,000 books and manga, possibly the most vo...