ANA & JAL Tie Up For Kyushu Area Promotion
ANA and JAL have announced a tie up with other four companies and prefectures for their new mileage service "Shimatobi Coupon." The coupon, on sale from November 5, will enable mil...
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ANA & JAL Tie Up For Kyushu Area Promotion
ANA and JAL have announced a tie up with other four companies and prefectures for their new mileage service "Shimatobi Coupon." The coupon, on sale from November 5, will enable mil...
New Sightseeing Train “Coto Coto Train”
A new sightseeing train named "Coto Coto Train" will begin operating in March 2019. The two-car train has a capacity of 48 passengers and is equipped with kitchen facilities and 12...
Tosu Outlet Expansion Project
Mitsubishi Estate Simon announced on October 23 plans to increase the number of stores inside Tosu Premium Outlets. The developers are planning to open 20 new stores in the shoppin...
New Sports Facility to Open in Fukuoka
A new large-scale gymnasium is set to open in Island City this December. The Fukuoka City Sogo Taiiku-kan has a floor span of approximately 25,000 square meters, making it one of t...
International Rugby Matches – Public Screenings in Fukuoka
Two international rugby union matches will be screened in Fukuoka this October and November. New Zealand will be meeting Australia for the third game in the 2018 Bledisloe Cup at t...
Nishi-Nippon City Bank to Reduce Number Of ATMs
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank revealed on October 19 plans to reduce the number of ATMs they operate by 300 over the next year and a half. The number of people using ATMs in convenien...
Fukuoka Airport To Receive ¥170 Billion Loan
A collection of 12 financial institutions, including the Development Bank of Japan, Mizuho Bank, and Nishi-Nippon City Bank have announced plans to invest ¥170 billion into Fukuoka...
New Saga Strawberry to be Released This Year
A new Saga strawberry called Ichigosan will hit stores this Winter. A presentation was held on October 16 to announce that the prefecture has developed the new breed of strawberry,...
Students No Longer Need to Specify Gender for Entrance Exams
From March next year, the prefectural high school entrance examinations in Fukuoka will not ask students to specify their gender on application forms or admission slips. The Fukuok...
Mizutaki Flavored Potato Chips
Calbee have joined forces with Fukuoka Prefecture to develop mizutaki (chicken hot pot) flavored potato chips. These efforts form part of a wider initiative that sees the company c...