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Ichiran Introduces New Sanitation System for Customers
Fukuoka-based ramen chain Ichiran announced a unique hygiene solution, named ‘Ichiran Eisei System.’ The company aims to expand the system to other shops, too, to begin with, its S...
Fukuoka Jisho Renovates Hotel Room for Teleworking
A project to turn local hotels into teleworking offices began in Fukuoka. Fukuoka Jisho recently announced a collaboration with a local startup Tumug to open TiNK Desk in June. Fiv...
Additional Coupons Available for Web Fukuoka Bussan Ten
A second promotional campaign for the online Fukuoka Food Fair will start on June 1. While 10,000 online discount coupons were gobbled up within eight hours from the beginning of t...
Fireworks Displays Tonight To Cheer Up The Nation
The ‘Cheer Up Firework’ project is scheduled for early June (most likely tonight, June 1) at more than 200 locations around the nation. Approximately 160 firework companies, includ...
COVID-19 Infections Reported at Four Schools in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City announced 12 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on May 31. The new instances involve a suspected cluster at Moritsune Elementary School in Kokura-minami Ward. Infecti...
Kitakyushu Elementary School Student Infected – 16 New Cases Yesterday
Yesterday sixteen new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Kitakyushu City, bringing the total for the city to 85 in the past eight days. An elementary-school student in Kokura-minam...
Requests for Businesses Closures Including Night Time Economy To Be Lifted in Fukuoka – Except Kitakyushu
Fukuoka Prefecture will lift closure requests for local businesses, including night clubs, cabarets, karaoke parlors, and sports clubs at midnight on June 1, except in Kitakyushu C...
Kitakyushu Announces 26 New Cases – Governor Calls for Self-restraint on Outings
On May 29, Kitakyushu City announced 26 more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the weekly total to 69. Reflecting on the situation, the Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogaw...
University of Miyazaki Develops UV Device to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
University of Miyazaki reported that a special UV device developed by Nikkiso Co. can effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19. The university conducted technical trials on actua...
Saga Goes Bananas
The first harvest of ‘Kami Banana’ (God Bananas) in Miyaki Town, Saga, took place on May 27. The town has been working to develop a new specialty fruit, in collaboration with a Kag...