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Fukuoka Prefecture Likely To Reduce Bonuses Paid to Staff
On October 15, Fukuoka Prefecture's personnel committee advised the prefectural governor to reduce winter bonuses. While local private companies are paying reduced bonuses due to t...
Royal Expands Frozen Food Business
Fukuoka-based Royal Holdings Co., Ltd. debuted twenty new frozen meals, available in stores and online. Under its newly adopted theme of “enjoying international cuisine with frozen...
Hakata Wagyu Beef Served at Fukuoka City Elementary Schools
Hakata wagyu beef was served at twenty-eight municipal elementary schools in Fukuoka City, supporting local farmers who suffer the impact of the new coronavirus spread. Using a nat...
Fukuoka City Subsidizes Accommodation Facilities To Offer Workations
The program encourages local hotels to introduce workation plans or promote stays with outdoor activities. Costs to prepare necessary items (PC, printers, walking maps, bicycles, e...
Yatai Operators Given More Space and Permission to Add Tables
Fukuoka City has given yatai (mobile food stall) operators temporary permission to use tables at local yatai stalls. While the city’s ordinance requires these shops to operate with...
Tiny Frogs Registered as Citizens’ Assets in Dazaifu
On October 14, Dazaifu City appointed tiny toads as citizens’ assets. The frogs can be seen at Mt. Homan, trekking up to the top (altitude of 829 meters) every year in May. Between...
Queen Beetle Arrives in Hakata Port
The massive, granulous, and bright red Queen Beetle arrived in Hakata Port on Oct. 15. The 83-meter-long ship was constructed in Australia and was initially scheduled to sail on Ju...
Munakata Global Environmental Symposium Streams Video
Munakata Global Environmental Symposium begins online today. With the annual theme of “Tokowaka ~ the law of the nature and circle of life,” the seventh edition of the event (Oct. ...
Nishitetsu To Test Advanced Self-Driving Bus in Kitakyushu
Nishitetsu announced plans to test-drive a new self-driving bus on the streets of Kitakyushu City. Between Oct. 22 and Nov. 29, a mid-sized bus (*capacity: 56 persons) that can com...
New Glamping Site Opens in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Karadomari Village, a new glamping site in Nishi Ward of Fukuoka City, will officially open in January 2021. The site reuses abandoned farmland near a beach on the Itoshima Peninsu...