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Feb 5, 2015

Uber Rideshare Service Starts in Fukuoka

Everyone’s Uber, an innovative ridesharing service offered by the drivers of Fukuoka, for the people of Fukuoka. Available from 10AM today, February 5, this is an unprecedented col...

Feb 3, 2015

New HTB Hotel Will Use Robots, Room Auctions

Sasebo (Nagasaki) theme park Huis Ten Bosch announced it will open a new low-cost, energy-saving “smart hotel” in July. This hotel, however, is a little bit strange. The hotel fron...

Feb 2, 2015

Seven Bank Opens Manned Branch In Hakata

Tokyo-based Seven Bank has announced it will open its first manned branch in Kyushu. The bank counter will be installed inside the Hakata Ekimae Asahi Building 7-11 convenience sto...

Feb 1, 2015

Setsubun No Hi & Eho Maki

Feb. 3, Setsubun no Hi, marks the beginning of spring in the Japanese lunar calendar. On this day, it’s custom to throw beans around the house to drive away evil spirits, yelling “...

Jan 31, 2015

Roadside Tenjin Toilet To Be Closed

After 40 years in service, the public toilet on Kokutai Rd. near Kego Shrine is likely to close. The toilet was opened by the City in December 1974 to accommodate the patrons of ya...

Jan 30, 2015

Munakata Serves Wild Boar Curry For School Lunch

For the first time ever, Munakata City used wild game in school lunches for its seven middle schools and two elementary schools in an effort to raise awareness of locally harvested...

Jan 29, 2015

Fukuokans Love Fukuoka!

According to the results of City Hall’s FY2014 Fukuoka City Opinion Survey on City Government, 96.7% of the 2,500 respondents said they liked Fukuoka and 95.3% said it was a livabl...

Jan 29, 2015

Bank Of Japan To Rebuild Fukuoka Branch

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced it will rebuild its aging Fukuoka branch. Construction will begin in fiscal 2017 with completion scheduled for sometime in fiscal 2020. The existi...