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The Ghibli Expo in Fukuoka Sets Attendance Record
The Ghibli Expo: From Nausicaä to Marnie at Fukuoka City Museum has attracted 300,000 visitors, marking a record high since the museum opened in 1990. A ceremony was held on June 1...
Fukuoka City to Distribute Child Tracking Devices
Fukuoka City will distribute a child tracking device to 85,000 elementary school students in the city beginning in the fall of 2019. Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced...
Kyushu’s First Tokyo 2020 Official Shop Opens inside BIC Camera Tenjin
The first Tokyo 2020 Official Shop in Kyushu opened in Tenjin this morning (June 13) on the first floor of BIC Camera Tenjin #1 store. Approximately 600 licensed items including cl...
Pulze Heated Tobacco Makes Global Debut in Fukuoka
A new heated tobacco product from a British cigarette maker, Imperial Brands PLC, made its world debut in Fukuoka on May 6. The product, Pulze (¥6,980) heats a nicotine-and-flavore...
Kyuden to Purchase Solar Energy from Households at Lower Rate
On June 6, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) announced that they will purchase electricity back from households with solar panels at a new rate of ¥7 per kilowatt hour after the e...
Mayor of Fukuoka and Assemblymen’s Salaries made Public
Income and assets of Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima as well as the assembly members of Fukuoka City were made public on June 7. The report lists savings, real estate, securi...
Custom Information for Tourists by Line Fukuoka in Development
Line Fukuoka and Line Corporation are developing a new system to provide tailor-made support for international tourists. With a new concept of "no searching, no translation and no ...
Report Suggest Glut of Hotel Rooms in Fukuoka Post-Olympics
CBRE, a real estate company in Tokyo, released a report including projections for the hotel industry in Japan after the Olympic Games 2020. It anticipates excess supply of accommod...
Nishitetsu to Open Airport Transportation Hub in Kokuraminami
Nishitetsu has announced plans to renovate the Nakatani Service Office in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu into a transition hub for airport users. By 2020, it will open a new waiting...
LGBT-themed Manga Included in Itoshima City Bulletin
A manga (comics) to broaden understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people was included inside an Itoshima City bulletin. The latest edition of the newsletter, publ...