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Port of Hakata Reports Record Number of Shipping Containers
The Port of Hakata announced on January 31 that their facility handled more than one million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the first time in 2018. Metal products were among t...
Fukuoka Prefecture Health Care Unit Announces New Logo
Fukuoka Prefecture Health Care Unit unveiled their new logo at their new year's general meeting on Jan. 25. The joint organization of industry, education, and government was establ...
Fukuoka Prefecture Provisional Budget – Support For Areas Hit by Heavy Rainfall
Fukuoka Prefecture announced that they expect their budget for 2019 to exceed ¥7 trillion. The local government plans to provide financial subsidies to help move people who are in ...
Sports Tourism Set to Grow in Kyushu
The Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC) issued a white paper on January 31, outlining how sports tourism could help draw in new visitors to the region. KREC believes that there ...
Fukuoka City Retail Sales Up
According to a report by the Japan Department Stores Association, in 2018, sales at four department stores in Fukuoka City totaled ¥212 billion, or 2.9% more than the year before. ...
Three Roadside Markets in Kyushu Added to the Nation’s Top List
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism has selected 15 michi-no-eki in Japan as "important roadside stations," and among them were three spots selected from K...
Kyushu’s Seven Cruise Ship Ports Agree to Collaborate
Seven port cities in the Kyushu-Yamaguchi area have partnered for more growth in tourism. Answering to the call from Fukuoka City, the cities of Kitakyushu, Sasebo (Nagasaki), Yats...
Yamakasa Floats To Be Displayed At G20 Meetings
The Hakata Gion Yamakasa Promotion Association held a new year's meeting on Jan. 28 and announced their intention to display special Yamakasa floats during the G20 gatherings in Ju...
Efforts to Improve Access to Remote Islands in Kyushu
The Kyushu Department of Transportation announced on January 24 that they will establish a new organization to help improve access to remote islands in the region. The decision was...
Record Number of Non-Japanese Workers in Fukuoka
The number of non-Japanese workers in Fukuoka Prefecture as of October 2018 reached 46,273, which is the highest since the number was first recorded in 2007. According to the repor...