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Fukuoka’s First Case of Reinfection – Two COVID-19 Deaths – Itoshima City Hall Closed
Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogawa revealed on April 14 that the prefecture would soon lease another hotel in Fukuoka City to accommodate some of the new coronavirus patients with no o...
Fukuoka Mayor Announces Rent Support, Medical Facility Support, and ¥500 Coupons For Takeout Meals
On April 14, Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takeshima outlined plans to offer financial support to businesses and facilities that comply with requests to temporarily close or reduce b...
Hakata Drinking Snacks Sold in Vending Machine
Hakata Sugaya, a local souvenir shop in Hakata Ward, has installed a unique vending machine in front of their shop to spice up your home-drinking experience. Amidst the ongoing ref...
Details of Fukuoka Prefecture’s Requests for Business Closures
At a special meeting on April 13, Fukuoka prefecture's Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters announced their decision to ask for the closures of the following businesses. The req...
Kitakyushu-based Company Launches Secret Fireworks to Cheer Up Residents
Wakino Art Factory, a Kitakyushu-based firework manufacturer, launched thirty large fireworks into the sky of the Higashitani district in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu, on April 10...
Nishitetsu Temporarily Discontinues Five Express Bus Routes
Nishitetsu announced the temporary closure of five expressway bus routes in response to the Government's declaration of a state of emergency. While the company has already downscal...
Kyushu-based Food Businesses Ranked by Sales
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank Ltd. released rankings for food service companies in Kyushu and Okinawa by sales in the fiscal year of 2018. Fukuoka City-based Plenus, which...
New Forest Adventure Park to Open in Yoshinogari, Saga Prefecture
A new outdoor forest adventure facility will open in the Yoshinogari area of Saga Prefecture on April 23. Adventure Valley Saga features a wide variety of exciting activities to be...
Fukuoka Prefecture to Direct Businesses To Close – 30 More COVID-19 Cases
Local authorities in Fukuoka Prefecture might request business closures as early as April 14. Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogawa revealed in a TV interview that he has already earmarke...
Fukuoka Police Alert Residents About Corona-linked Fraud
Fukuoka Prefectural Police had reported six cases of corona-linked fraud. In some cases, male and female victims failed to receive surgical masks and other sanitation products they...