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Kitakyushu-based Company Launches Secret Fireworks to Cheer Up Residents
Wakino Art Factory, a Kitakyushu-based firework manufacturer, launched thirty large fireworks into the sky of the Higashitani district in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu, on April 10...
Nishitetsu Temporarily Discontinues Five Express Bus Routes
Nishitetsu announced the temporary closure of five expressway bus routes in response to the Government's declaration of a state of emergency. While the company has already downscal...
Kyushu-based Food Businesses Ranked by Sales
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank Ltd. released rankings for food service companies in Kyushu and Okinawa by sales in the fiscal year of 2018. Fukuoka City-based Plenus, which...
Fukuoka Prefecture to Direct Businesses To Close – 30 More COVID-19 Cases
Local authorities in Fukuoka Prefecture might request business closures as early as April 14. Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogawa revealed in a TV interview that he has already earmarke...
Fukuoka Police Alert Residents About Corona-linked Fraud
Fukuoka Prefectural Police had reported six cases of corona-linked fraud. In some cases, male and female victims failed to receive surgical masks and other sanitation products they...
Delivery Services Attempt to Advoid Contact with Clients
While a state of emergency is in effect for seven prefectures, including Fukuoka, major parcel-delivery services are still available nationwide with some delays. Yamato Transport C...
Neighboring Prefectures to Accept Patients from Fukuoka – COVID-19 Infections in Fukuoka Surpass 300
The collective total of COVID-19 infections topped 300 in Fukuoka Prefecture on April 11. Local authorities announced 43 new cases across the prefecture, the largest single-day cou...
Fukuoka Company Woking on Diaper Recycling Project
A Fukuoka-based diaper recycling company Total Care System Co. announced a collaboration with two Tokyo-based companies to develop a recycling system for paper diapers. As the topi...
Yahoo Big Data Revealed Only 37% Decline in Morning Commuting in Fukuoka
The Yahoo! Japan Big Data project team showed 37% fewer people visited the central area of Hakata on the morning of April 8, compared to regular weekdays in early February. The rep...
Decision to Mandate Business Closures in Fukuoka on April 13
After reviewing the situation in the prefecture on April 10, three days since the state of emergency began and amidst a continued surge in the number of COVID-19 infections, Fukuok...