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New Restaurant Delivery Service for Fukuoka
A new meal delivery service will launch in Chuo Ward and Hakata Ward of Fukuoka City on March 16. The publisher of Nasse magazine, Sunmark Inc., has partnered with a Tokyo-based c...
Masks Arriving From Guangzhou
Fukuoka City announced that it has received 300,000 surgical masks from Guangzhou City, China. Wrapped in a message, saying "China-Japan Friendship Forever," boxes of masks arrived...
Hakata Matsubayashi Registered as National Important Cultural Assets
Traditional procession of Hakata Matsubayashi has been appointed as one of Japan's Intangible Cultural Properties. The 840-year-old procession, representing three gods and a group ...
More Ramen Shops Cheer Up Children With Cheaper ‘Kids Ramen’ Dishes
Four ramen shops in Fukuoka Prefecture took initiatives in cheering up local children amidst ongoing school closure. Koshiro Ramen (Ohashi, Fukuoka City), Hakata Ramen-ya Itto (Daz...
Itoshima Released ‘Disaster Preventional Portal’ Smartphone Website
Itoshima City opened a disaster-preventional website for smartphone users. To secure swift access to accurate information during disasters, the city gathered items such as...
Kyushu University Exchange Student Becomes 4th COVID-19 Case in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City revealed on March 17 that a foreign resident in her thirties has become infected with COVID-19 (new coronavirus) The woman is an exchange student at Kyushu University,...
Fukuoka City and Prefecture Asking Residents to Refrain From Ohanami
Fukuoka Prefecture and City are asking people to refrain from holding 'hanami' (cherry blossom viewing) parties. The goal is to reduce the risk of corona infections in crowded envi...
Hawks Players Cheer Up Children Through Video Series
Members of the Softbank Hawks baseball team participated in a series of video messages to children amidst the ongoing school closure. The athletes took turns appearing on a video s...
Kurume Kasuri Masks Now on Sale
As mask shortages continue amid COVID-19 expansion, a local textile maker has come up with a creative response to the challenge. Rooring Factory Shop, which produces clothes and ot...
Fukuoka’s Akasaka Ranks as the Most Expensive Residential Area
Haseko Livenet, Inc., published a report on rent for the average apartment in five cities, including Fukuoka and Kokura. According to that, the average monthly rent for family-type...