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Cutting-edge Technology Site to be Set Up in Fukuoka Smart East
Digital Garage, Inc., the Fukuoka Directive Council and Fukuoka Growth Next have launched a new program to support startup companies by providing opportunities to test their projec...
Latest Start to Rainy Season on Record for Kyushu
Northern Kyushu is experiencing the latest start for a rainy season since records were kept beginning in 1951. The prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, and Yamag...
Subscription Service for Sightseeing Spots in Saga Launched
A new subscription service for sightseeing spots and leisure facilities called "Leisure Me!" launched on June 17. SB Japan Inc., a company based in Saga Prefecture, runs the servic...
Fukuoka City – 22nd Most Livable City in 2019
London-based Monocle magazine has released its annual Quality of Life Survey, and this year Fukuoka City has its spot as the 22nd most livable city in the world. In 2017, Fukuoka r...
Tenjin Core to Close Next March
On June 13, the Nishi-Nippon Railroad Company (Nishitetsu) officially announced that Tenjin Core will close on March 31, 2020. The commercial facility, which first opened its doors...
Mitsui Garden Hotel Fukuoka Gion to Open
Mitsui Garden Hotel Fukuoka Gion will open on June 27. The 13-story hotel sits in within walking distance of JR Hakata Station and Gion Subway Station, useful both for business peo...
Fukuoka Prefecture and City to Partially Fund Construction of US Facility
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City will partially bear costs for the construction of a US military section at Fukuoka Airport. The ongoing relocation of the US military section in...
Kagoshima to Become the Largest Base for Japanese Patrol Vessels
The Japan Coast Guard is planning to expand the capacity of Kagoshima Port to reinforce marine patrols around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa. Reflecting the recurrence of the entra...
Court Blocks Residents’ Bid to Rescind Reopening Approval for Nuclear Reactor
On June 17, Fukuoka District Court rejected a request from residents to cancel permission to restart Kyushu Electric Power’s No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai Nuclear Power Pl...
Prospects for Summer Bonuses Not Encouraging
On June 12, the Nishi-Nippon City Bank published results of a recent survey on expectations for summer bonus in 2019. Amongst the five-hundred respondents who live in Fukuoka, only...