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Fukuoka Prefecture Preparing Guidelines to Adjust Restraints – Two New COVID-19 Cases Yesterday
Fukuoka Prefecture has begun developing guidelines to relax its requests for business closures and self-restraint for outings. A specialist panel reportedly proposed five indexes a...
Scary Stickers By Oita Based Company Remind People To Wash Hands
An Oita-based company has produced scary stickers to encourage people to wash their hands. The disaster-prevention service company, Igujitto, came up with the unique concept of sh...
Shorter Summer Vacations For Schools in Fukuoka City – Two New COVID-19 Cases Yesterday
Fukuoka City’s board of education revealed plans for shorter summer vacations this year. To ensure enough class hours amidst prolonged school closures linked to the new coronavirus...
Results for Fukuoka Foreign Residents Survey on COVID-19
Between May 1 and May 5, Fukuoka Now ran an online survey to monitor the experiences and opinions of fellow non-Japanese residents of Fukuoka Prefecture. The survey had 16 question...
Zero COVID-19 Infections Reported Yesterday – Guidelines to Screen for Testing Relaxed / Governors plead for less travel between prefectures
On May 8, The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare released revised guidelines for people experiencing suspicious symptoms of new coronavirus infection to follow before contactin...
Updated Opening Hours for Shopping Centers and Cultural Sites
In accordance with the extended state of emergency, some of the large stores in Fukuoka announced continued closures and limited hours of operations. Here is a partial list - and w...
Stressed medical workers offered support / 80% fewer people downtown / One new COVID-19 infection
A report released by NTT Docomo showed that the areas of Tenjin and Hakata saw approximately 80% less human traffic people between May 3 ~ May 5, compared to the same period of the...
Drive-Through Pickup Meals Sold to Support Medical Workers
Meanwhile, in Fukuoka City, a group of local eateries has launched a bento-selling charity event. 'Drive Through Fukuoka' involves 19 popular restaurants and bento shops (West, Coo...
Over 10,000 PCR Tested in Fukuoka Prefecture
As of yesterday, a total of 10,041 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Fukuoka Prefecture. The number of confirmed cases now stands at 650. On May 6, the prefecture announced ...
Fukuoka’s Mayor Outlines Extension of and New Financial Support – One New Infection Recorded
On May 5, Fukuoka Prefecture announced one additional case of COVID-19 infection, bringing the cumulative total to 649. On the same day, Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima respo...