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Older JR Beetle Ship Tested For Service in Okinawa
A trial service between two islands in Okinawa has begun using a JR Kyushu Beetle ship. The 240-passenger jetfoil is running between Kume Island and Naha City. Currently, the vesse...
National Government Appropriates ¥3 billion For Saga Osprey Deployment
The Ministry of Defense requested a budget of ¥3 billion to proceed with deploying military use Osprey aircraft at Saga Airport. In addition to Saga City, related construction will...
Kitakyushu Marathon Applications Begin
Registration for the Kitakyushu Marathon 2022 will open today, September 1. The event seeks 11,000 runners for the main competition and 300 runners for the pair-relay race. This re...
2,200 Students Opt for Online School in Fukuoka City
As many as 2,200 pupils and students from Fukuoka City’s municipal elementary and junior high schools took online classes on Aug. 30. The regional education committee revealed that...
Fukuoka Music City Launches New Website
The Music City Council of Fukuoka launched a new website to promote local music-related initiatives. The website, Otojiro, introduces Fukuoka City-based young artists and posts var...
Pietro To Transition to Renewable Energy
Fukuoka-based Pietro announced its commitment to using 100% renewable energy. The project aims to complete a transition to clean energy at Pietro’s offices and factories by 2025, i...
Fukuoka City Procures Additional Vaccine Doses
Fukuoka City announced the procurement of 174,600 additional doses of the new coronavirus vaccine. These will be administered at the vaccination venue in each ward, the city’s crui...
IMS Building in Tenjin Closes Permanently Today
Sadly the IMS (Inter Media Station) building in Tenjin will close permanently today. Opened in 1989 as an "information and culture transmission base" and considered a trendsetter f...
Fukuoka Startup Develops AI system to Monitor Hand Washing
The Fukuoka-based startup Tsumug Inc. has developed an AI-based device to check if people wash their hands thoroughly. Trials began in collaboration with Fukuoka City at two of TiN...
Fukuoka To Open Nighttime Junior High School
The Fukuoka City Board of Education will open a night junior high school next April so students who have not received enough compulsory education due to non-attendance can study ag...