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Fukuoka Start-up Launches Trail Running Project
A Fukuoka-based startup with a popular outdoor activities mapping application, Yamap, is crowdfunding to launch a trail running service. Reflecting the growing popularity of outdoo...
Itoshima Agriculture Courses Offered
Itoshima City and Fukuoka Prefecture will open Ito-no Courses (Itoshima agriculture courses) beginning in August. The city and the prefecture have set up an agriculture promotional...
Fukuoka City and Mercari to Collaborate on Various Projects
Fukuoka City and Mercari have agreed on a comprehensive partnership on July 12. The two organizations will collaborate on themes such as promoting local businesses, disaster manage...
Fukuoka and Saga Hit Hard by Heavy Rain
Severe rainfall hit the prefectures of Fukuoka and Saga on July 20 and 21 and an evacuation alert (warning level 4) was activated for 57,000 people in the areas of Asakura City and...
Fukuoka Accommodation Tax Becomes Law
On July 12, an ordinance for levying accommodation taxes on guests who stay overnight in Fukuoka Prefecture was approved by the prefectural assembly. The ordinance includes taxatio...
Kitakyushu City Moves One Step Closer to Accommodation Tax
A group of experts approved the introduction of an accommodation tax by Kitakyushu City at a meeting on July 11. Results of a survey answered by 69 persons working for local hotels...
No New Yatai Stalls for Nagahama Area
According to an announcement by Fukuoka City, the area designated for yatai (street food stalls) in the Nagahama area will not have any new operators from August this year. The cit...
Additional Subways for Hanabi Fantasia Fukuoka 2019
Fukuoka City Subway has announced the operation of special trains on the day of Hanabi Fantasia Fukuoka 2019. A large number of passengers are expected to take the subway on August...
Korean and Japanese Diplomatic Row Might Affect LCC Carrier Service
Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) T'way Airlines might cancel the operation of Oita-Busan and Oita-Muan flights in August. Seats for flights of those two routes are currently unavailab...
Retail Sales Down in Kyushu During May
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on July 8 that retail sales (across 431 stores) in the region during the month of May were down by 0.6% compared to the s...