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Three Kagoshima Patients Test Positive for COVID19 Variant
Kagoshima Prefecture reported on Feb. 16 that the more recent variety of the U.K. coronavirus strain was detected in three female patients in the area. The women had contact with p...
Nishitetsu Partners with LINE for In-app Train Pass Purchases
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) began a LINE-based service that allows customers to purchase train passes without lining up at counters. Users who friend with Nishites...
Itoshima Fresh Food Shops Umaito Opens In Fukuoka City
A specialty shop featuring fresh and “non-standard” Itoshima fresh foods opened on Feb. 16. Located inside Sankaku Ichiba in Fukuoka City, Umaito offers Itoshima’s seasonal harvest...
Asakura-based Drugstore Mori Donates Six Million Yen To Guide Dog Association
Drugstore Mori Co., Ltd. donated a record-setting ¥5.9 million to the Japan Guide Dog Association. In Asakura City, the drugstore chain supports guide dog schools by regularly dona...
Kyushu Shinkansen 10th Anniversary Tickets Sets Debut
On Feb. 10, JR Kyushu began sales of a special train-ticket set to commemorate Kyushu Shinkansen’s 10th anniversary. Single tickets for eleven routes are packaged inside a unique t...
Hong Kong Asset Management Firm Relocating to Fukuoka
Team Fukuoka announced the first invitation of an international financial firm to the city. MCP Holdings Limited, an alternative asset management firm from Hong Kong, announced ope...
Major Shipyard in Nagasaki To Close
Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SSK) announced the suspension of shipbuilding from January 2022. The ship manufacturer has played a significant role in the regional economy sinc...
Controversy Arises Around Muslim Cemetery Development in Oita
The local assembly of Hiji Town in Oita Prefecture will request the national Government to weigh in on a Muslim cemetery's controversial development. A plan to create a Muslim grav...
Fukuoka Cheesecake Popular in Thailand
A Fukuoka-born baked cheesecake is proving popular at 7-Eleven convenience stores in Thailand. Developed by Goyo Foods Industry Co., Ltd. of Itoshima City, the 39-baht gateau (abou...
JR Kyushu Discontinues Printed Time Schedules
JR Kyushu discontinued the distribution of their printed train schedule, called ‘pocket jikoku-hyo.” The free booklets have helped passengers since the days of the Japanese Nationa...