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New Hotels Due to Open in Hakata and Tenjin
A total of 33 hotels are expected to open in the center of Fukuoka City in the next two years. The increase in the number of international visitors to Fukuoka has meant that there ...
Fukuoka Company Accused Of Illegal Employment Practices
Three high-ranking employees at a fruit and vegetable wholesale company based in Fukuoka City were warned against promoting illegal employment practices. The Fukuoka Chuo Seika Gro...
Plans to Refurbish Yahuoku! Dome
SoftBank announced that the Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome will undergo a major renovation, including the construction of a new building inside the grounds and work to the stadium itself. T...
Fukuoka City Releases Disaster Prevention App
Fukuoka City has developed a new app called Tsunagaru Plus with Fujitsu Kyushu. The app can be used to create communities or groups among people with common interests to help facil...
Fukuoka City to Provide Subsidies for International Entrepreneurs
Fukuoka City will offer financial support to international entrepreneurs to help with the cost of accommodation and office space for up to a year. Recipients can receive support fo...
Special Fare for Cathay Dragon Fukuoka-Hong Kong Flights
Cathay Dragon added two flights a day to their Fukuoka (FUK) - Hong Kong (HKG) route from March 25. Customers can purchase round trip tickets for this route for only ¥28,000 until ...
New Record Sales Figures for JR Hakata City
JR Hakata City released its sales figures for the 2017 financial year. Total sales for the seven facilities on the station premises, which include Amu Plaza and Hakata Hankyu, reac...
Bike Sharing Service Launched in Kitakyushu City
The Chinese company “ofo” announced their entry into the Kitakyushu City bike sharing market this April. The new service, which began on April 9, is aimed at international visitors...
Preparations for the Rugby World Cup in Fukuoka
A committee was formed to promote the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which includes representatives from Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, and various local companies. The committee recentl...
Kyushu & Yamaguchi Offer 24/7 Multilingual Phone-based Interpretation Service
The prefectures of Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga in Kyushu together with Yamaguchi Prefecture began offering multilingual phone-based interpretation service for international visitors. T...