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Mayor Announces Fukuoka’s Vaccination Strategy
Fukuoka City announced a five-month plan to vaccinate the city’s population against the new coronavirus. The mayor of the city, Soichiro Takashima, told a press conference on Feb. ...
Fukuoka Prefecture Has 10 Billion Yen Unused Pandemic Funds
Approximately ¥10 billion of the new coronavirus relief funds remain unused in Fukuoka Prefecture. The prefecture received around ¥44 billion in grants from the national government...
Fukuoka Prefecture Lends Out Pulse Oxi Monitors
Beginning on February 1, Fukuoka Prefecture will lend pulse oximeters to people receiving new coronavirus treatment at home. The medical device calculates oxygen levels in the bloo...
Large Scale Coworking Space opens Near Kokura Station
Atomica, one of the largest coworking spaces in Kyushu, opened in front of Kokura Station on Feb. 1. Located on the seventh floor of ‘I’m Shopping Mall,’ the 770 square-meter offic...
New Paid Lounge Opens Inside Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal
A new passenger lounge, Lounge Time/ South, opened inside the secure area of Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal on Jan. 28. Thirty meters apart from the South security screening poi...
New Onsite Car Wash Service With Subscription and Online Booking
Wouldn't it be convenient to have your car washed while you are at work? A new car wash service is opening this month in Fukuoka City. Mr. Takuya Ikematsu, who launched the new ser...
Ratio Of Job Openings To Job Applicants In Fukuoka Falling
The active job openings-to-applicants ratio in Fukuoka Prefecture was 0.99 as of December 2021, falling behind 1.00 for the first time in six years and three months. The Fukuoka La...
LINE To Share Corona Vaccination Reservation Source Code
LINE Fukuoka announced free use of their source code to support the management of reservations for the new coronavirus vaccinations. Beginning in February, registered local governm...
Hakata Yamakasa Festival To Require PCR Tests and Vaccinations
The organizing group of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa held a general meeting on Feb. 28, in which they proposed a plan to proceed with this year’s summer festival. Guidelines will be fi...
Free Subway Transfer System To End in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City Subway plans to discontinue their ‘noritsugi’ fare (transit fare) system to passengers who transfer between the two lines at the junction of Tenjin and Tenjin-minami. ...