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Fourteen New Yatai Licenses Available in Fukuoka
On Dec. 5 a meeting of Fukuoka City’s Yatai Selection Committee was held. The processes, terms, and conditions for the next round of yatai (mobile food stall) licensing was discuss...
Canada Qualifies for Rugby World Cup – First Match in Fukuoka
On November 24 Canada’s national rugby team defeated Hong Kong (Germany and Kenya too) to earn the last qualifying spot for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Even better, Canada’s fir...
Thailand Festival in Tenjin
Thailand Festival will be held in Shintencho Shopping Arcade in Tenjin on December 7 and 8 to celebrate the launch of the new Thai Consulate in Fukuoka. Muay Thai dance performance...
Robot Demonstration at Former Kyushu University Campus
A demonstration of a delivery robot took place at the site of the former Kyushu University campus in Hakozaki. The European-made robot measures approximately 1.5 meters high and 1....
Akaushi Beef Restaurant Opens in Fukuoka
Akaushi Dining Yoka-Yoka opened on November 29 on the 10th floor of Kitte Hakata. The restaurant is the first and only restaurant in Fukuoka to source akaushi beef directly from an...
Fukuoka International Airport Takes Over Terminal Building Operations
On Nov. 1, Fukuoka International Airport, the company established by a consortium of local companies that won the right to run the Fukuoka Airport, assumed operations of the airpor...
Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Plan Monitor Tour for Taiwanese Visitors
On Nov. 10 the JR Mojiko Station building, which has been renovated to resemble what it looked like when it first opened in 1914, was partially opened to the public for the first t...
Record Number of Land Acquisitions for Factories in Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture reported that according to research conducted in the period between January and June 2018, the number of land acquisitions for factory construction totaled 17, a...
Saibu Gas to Open Hot Spring Facility
Saibu Gas announced their entrance into the hot spring business as a part of their mid-term management plan for 2016. Their first hot spring facility Odo no Yudokoro will open in t...
Rizing Zephyr and Softbank Hawks Collaboration
As a part of their Fukuoka Sports Collaboration Project to promote sports activities in the prefecture, Rizing Zephyr will host a special match to celebrate the opening of Fukuoka ...