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Businesses and Local Residents Participate in Hakata Station Area Cleanup
A cleanup activity was held for the 30th time around the Hakata Exit of Hakata Station around 8:00 a.m. on Sep. 15. It was attended by about 300 people from nearby businesses and r...
New Logistics Center Opened as Base for Expanding Exports to Asia
The Fukuoka Logistics Center was completed this month near Fukuoka Airport by Nishitetsu (Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.), a logistics company...
Man Arrested For Assaulting Elderly Woman Not Wearing a Mask On Train
A 41-year-old suspect was arrested on a JR Kagoshima Main Line train yesterday morning for hitting an older woman in the head because he was angry with her for not wearing a mask. ...
Local Sake Brewery To Open Guest House Next To Kushida Shrine
Ishikura Sake Brewery announced plans for a new four-story building with 1,250 square meters of floor space adjacent to the North Gate of Kushida Shrine. In addition to banquet hal...
New Character Goods Shop Opens in Canal City
Bandai Namco Cross Store opened in Canal City Hakata on July 16. The company’s opening of the first two "stores of experience" allows guests in Fukuoka and Yokohama to discover mor...
Yamakasa Festival To Proceed as Plan Despite Corona Warning
The organizers of the summer festival, "Hakata Gion Yamakasa," have stated that they will further ensure infection control measures for participants and other people. Hakata Gion Y...
Health Checks Decided on for Yamakasa Participants
This year's Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival organizers announced guidelines for infection prevention measures and decided to require participants to undergo health checks. The tradit...
Fireflies Viewing On JR Hakata Station Rooftop
Fireflies usually reproduce in rural areas with very clean water and cool environments; however, some 800 baby fireflies were transferred to the rooftop’s biotope in mid-March. The...
New Restaurant and Entertainment Complex to Open Near Canal City Hakata
A new food-and-entertainment facility will open next to Canal City Hakata. The Fukuoka-based entertainment production company, Zero-Ten, is currently developing the three-story bui...
JR Kyushu’s High-speed Queen Beetle launches Hakata-Moji Route
The Queen Beetle, which was introduced as a high-speed vessel between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, but has been out of service due to the new coronavirus, began service on a rou...