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APU and PR Times Partner in Promoting Student Startups
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) and PR Times Inc. have established a partnership to promote student startups. The university has seen four student startups between 2018 a...
Land Prices Rise in Fukuoka for 8th Consecutive Year
Fukuoka Prefecture announced a rise in average land prices for the fiscal year of 2020. While the entire country experienced a fall in prices due to the novel coronavirus's economi...
New Trash Separation Rule for Companies in Fukuoka
As of October 1, 2020, updated waste separation rules take effect for offices and other commercial facilities inside Fukuoka City. In addition to conventional ‘burnable’ and ‘unbur...
Local Artists Offer Free Use Marine Messe Fukuoka Stage
The project aims to offset coronavirus-induced cancellations of events by supporting aspiring artists of any genres of entertainment (music, dance, traditional performance, etc.) E...
Team Fukuoka established To invite International Financial Institutions to Fukuoka
Team Fukuoka, an industry-academia-government collaborative organization, was established on September 29 to invite international financial institutions to Fukuoka. The group consi...
Fukuoka City Eliminates Need For Personal Seals For 3,800 Procedures
Fukuoka City has discontinued the use of hanko seals for 3,800 paper-based procedures. Except for 900 procedures that carry national or legal requirements for personal hanko, all o...
Shinkansen Nagasaki-Takeo Route To Open Fall 2022
On September 24, JR Kyushu announced that shinkansen (bullet train) service between Takeo-onsen and Nagasaki would start in the fall of 2022. Development of the route has involved ...
Fukuoka Prefecture Mandates Bicycle Insurance From Oct. 1
As the region has experienced a series of court rulings ordering payments of more than ¥50 million compensation over cycling accidents, it aims to raise the usage rate of liability...
Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay Coming to Fukuoka in May
On Sep. 28, the prefecture rekindled the countdown as the organizing committee announced revised details for the delayed torch relay. The torch would begin its Kyushu journey from ...
Fukuoka Prefecture Opens Offices in New York and Los Angeles
Fukuoka Prefecture announced the opening of offices in New York City and Los Angeles. Reflecting upon the tightened immigration regulations in the U.S., the prefecture decided to c...