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Heineken Kirin GM Visits Fukuoka Governor Ogawa
On Sep. 3, General Manager of Heineken Kirin K.K., Anthony De Witt Wheeler Jr., visited the Governor of Fukuoka, Hiroshi Ogawa at the prefectural headquarters. Heineken is one of t...
Fukuoka Prefecture Polls for Reasons for Declining Birthrate
Fukuoka Prefecture conducted a survey to analyze current challenges that surround childbirth and child-rearing in the region, and 68 percent of the respondents pointed out that fin...
Fukuoka Motor Show 2019 to be Held in December
Fukuoka Motor Show 2019 will be held from Dec. 20 to 23 at multiple venues including Marine Messe Fukuoka. With a range of new services like car sharing springing up, the automobil...
Four Kyushu Natives Join Japanese Team for Rugby World Cup 2019
The 31 members of Japan's national team for the Rugby World Cup 2019 were announced and among them are four Kyushu natives. Taishi Nagare and Yusuke Kizu from Kagoshima, Ryoto Naka...
Program to Foster AI-skilled Engineers in Fukuoka
Standard, a startup launched by students of Tokyo University, Keio University, Waseda University and more has begun an educational program for students in Fukuoka. The community, n...
Fukuoka City Gets High Marks for Urban Development
Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center released a report on urban competitiveness of eight cities around the world, and Fukuoka was named as a city with the most progress in 'urban de...
Kyushu Electric Power Enters Strawberry Market
Kyushu Electric Power Co. opened a farming facility to test their smart-agriculture system in growing strawberries. The system is designed to automatically control air conditioning...
Fukuoka’s Amaou Strawberry Retains Top Brand Ranking
Amaou has remains at the top of national strawberry brands with the highest average sales price per kilogram for fifteen years in a row. The strawberry from Fukuoka hit stores in 2...
Parrots Pirated From Shop in Asakura
Five birds were stolen from Bird Center Asakura. On the morning of August 19, the shop owner Yasunori Tanaka entered the bird shed and found cages of five parrots worth ¥1.7 millio...
Damage Reported After Heavy Rains in Northern Kyushu
The severe rainfall in the northern Kyushu area has resulted in at least two deaths in the prefectures of Fukuoka and Saga. While special warnings in the area were lifted in the af...