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Fukuoka City Mayor Presses for Underwear Cleaning Reform
The mayor of Fukuoka City Shoichiro Takashima attended a meeting of the nation's strategic special zones on September 26 and proposed to ease regulations on laundry services in the...
Fukuoka’s Forever 21 Shop to Close
Forever21 Inc. announced on Sep. 25 that it will shut down its business in Japan. Fourteen shops including one in Fukuoka will close at the end of October as well as its online sho...
Golden Tea Room Opened in Yame
A group of creators based in Yame City created a golden tea room on the occasion of a local festival in the city. The room was built inside a container, measuring 2.5 m x 6 m. An e...
NTT Docomo opens 5G Open Lab in Fukuoka
NTT Docomo opened a 5G Open Lab in Fukuoka City on September 20, the eleventh such facility to date. The facility provides opportunities to test...
Passenger-carrying Drone Exhibited in Fukuoka
The world's first passenger drone was shown in Fukuoka City during The Creators, an event to introduce cutting-edge technologies...
Amaito – A New Sweet and Seedless Grape From Itoshima
maito, a new brand of grape grown in Itoshima recently debuted at JA Itoshima Farmers Market, Ito Sai-Sai. The seedless grape is a hybrid of two types of muscat and kyoho grapes an...
Two New Bicycle Parking Lots in Hakata
Fukuoka City opened two new underground parking areas for bicycles near Hakata Station. The lots will connect directly from the basement floor of Hakata Station Chikushi-guchi Exit...
Official Gundam Store to Open in Fukuoka
Bandai will open a new store called Gundam Base Fukuoka in Canal City Hakata on November 30. This will be the second official Mobile Suit Gundam store to open in Japan, following t...
Local Business Reward Physical Activity Tracked by App
In an effort to promote a healthier lifestyle to its residents, Fukuoka City has begun a test project in collaboration with "Fukuoka Sanpo," a pedometer application developed by Ni...
90% of Fukuoka Centenarians Are Women
According to an announcement by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people 100 years of age or above exceeded 70,000 for the first time in Japan, including 9,7...