JR Kyushu Suspends Jet Ferry Service to Korea
JR Kyushu Jet Ferry announced temporary cancellation of their high-speed Beetle hydrofoil service between Hakata and Busan between Mar. 9 and Mar. 31. This comes in response to...
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JR Kyushu Suspends Jet Ferry Service to Korea
JR Kyushu Jet Ferry announced temporary cancellation of their high-speed Beetle hydrofoil service between Hakata and Busan between Mar. 9 and Mar. 31. This comes in response to...
Historic Kenjiro Matsumoto Residence Open House
The former residence of Kenjiro Matsumoto in Kitakyushu City (listed as an Important Cultural Assets and Heritage of Industrial Modernization of Japan) will welcome visitors on Apr...
Fukuoka Uses Manga To Promote Breast Cancer Testing
Fukuoka City is promoting breast cancer screenings by distributing 120,000 free copies of "Hataraku Saibou Black." The popular manga, whose title translates as "Working Cells Black...
Software to Rollout 5G Services in Parts of Fukuoka This Month
Softbank will initiate 5G network services in Fukuoka, beginning on March 27. The open-5G environment designed for smartphone users initially covers seven prefectures in Japan, inc...
Fukuoka Subway Provides Ridership Data So Public Can Avoid Crowded Times
Fukuoka City Subway is now providing visual data of train ridership to encourage people to use less-crowded trains. To minimize the risk of COVID-19 infections, detailed informatio...
Fukuoka City Increases its COVID-19 Capacity
Fukuoka City has expanded its capacity to conduct coronavirus screenings. By reorganizing the screening system with more flexible shift management for screening staff, the city qua...
Fukuoka Mayor Announces Steps To Improve Bureacracy – and other COVID-19 Policies
Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima has announced reforms to local administrative procedures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. This time of year usually sees a surge in...
Budget Approval Expected for Lengthening Kitakyushu Runway
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism is expected to appropriate a budget to cover the cost of lengthening the runway at Kitakyushu Airport. The airport serv...
Cheers to a New International Bar in Daimyo
A new international bar opened in Daimyo on the weekend with an unforgettable name, Cheers! It’s an offshoot of the popular C.C. Cafe on Oyafukodori and also run by Chuck. The drin...
Rental Umbrella Service Expanded Most Subway Stations in Fukuoka
Services of 'Aikasa' umbrella sharing will become available at all stations of the Subway Kuko Line. Aikasa aims to save people...