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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...
Happy Ending – Cut Wisteria Flowers Now Ready for Eating
Wisteria flowers from the famous Kurogi no Ofuji tree have been repurposed into stay-home delights. In late April, news of the cutting of flowers from huge wisteria trees in Yame C...
Local Rail Lines Add Up To Huge Deficits for JR Kyushu
JR Kyushu announced that seventeen sections of their local rail lines face large deficits for the fiscal year 2018. For example, the sections between Saeki-Nobeoka (Nippo Main Line...
21 New Infections in Kitakyushu Yesterday – Citizens Asked to Refrain from Non-essential Outings
On May 28, Kitakyushu City announced 21 more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infections, including four with unknown transmission routes. The cases involve eleven medical wo...
Lawson Launches Home Delivery From Some Kyushu Stores
Beginning today and in collaboration with Uber Eats, Lawson will offer delivery services for approximately 200 items including food products (bento packed meals, frozen foods, frie...
Fukuoka City Schools, Gyms and Pools Reopening June 1
Fukuoka City’s municipal schools are slated to return to regular school hours as early as June 1. The local board of education has reflected upon the ‘new lifestyle at schools’ tha...