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Kurume Companies Win 2020 World Label Competition with Sake Bottle Label
Kurume-based printing company Maru-shin and sake brewery Wakatakeya took home the Best of the Best award in the combination printing category at the 31st World Label Competition in...
Fukuoka Pref and Bio-venture Ahead of Schedule for Clinical Testing of Corona Remedy
Fukuoka Prefecture will conduct clinical trials for the drug development to fight COVID-19 as early as October 2021. The prefectural governor, Hiroshi Ogawa, told a press conferenc...
University Opens Facility Promotes Student and Local Business Collaborations
Kyushu Sangyo University established its Open Innovation Center to encourage the development of more industry-academia businesses. In a room of 300 square meters, the center hosts ...
Olympic Kimono Project Including Kurume Kasuri and Hakata Ori Now Online
A thirteen-minute online video, featuring 213 sets of kimono and obi designed using imagery of countries and regions worldwide is now online. Developed by a Tokyo-based project own...
Three more COVID-19 infections attributed to Nightclub Cluster – Fukuoka Prefecture Total Surpasses 600
On April 25, 14, more confirmed infections were found in the prefecture, including three more cases linked to the Mabini nightclub in Kurume. The new cases include a female dancer...
COVID-19 Cluster In Kurume City Nightclub – Ten Test Positive Including Seven Foreigners
Fukuoka Prefecture announced 21 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections on Apr. 22, including a suspected cluster at a nightclub in Kurume City. The nightclub continued to oper...
Kurume-based Manufacturer Provides Die to Make Masks for Free
Morisaki, a Kurume-based manufacturer of industrial cutter dies, is giving away dies that can be used to cut fabric to make masks. As a contribution to...
Kurume Kasuri Masks Now on Sale
As mask shortages continue amid COVID-19 expansion, a local textile maker has come up with a creative response to the challenge. Rooring Factory Shop, which produces clothes and ot...
Fendi And Kurume’s Moonstar Collaborate On Shoes
World-famous high-end fashion brand Fendi has collaborated with Moonstar, the Kurume-based...
Kurume-based Women’s Rugby Team Established
A Kurume-based female rugby team Nanairo Prism Fukuoka established on December 10. Managed by local organization Nanairo Lab, the team will actively work on promoting the popularit...