City Clarifies Yatai Rules
Fukuoka City announced that, starting this April, it will adopt a three-year grace period before revoking the permits of yatai operators running food stalls under other people’s na...
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Ron Herman Shop in Fukuoka
Coming from the West Coast of USA, popular casual style clothing retailer Ron Herman opens in Fukuoka’s Kego area in April this year. The store was founded in 1976 in the US and cu...
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Help for Handmade Chocolates
Tenjin variety shop InCube launched its Valentine’s section on Jan. 27, with a focus on DIY chocolate-making kits and tools. There are approximately 400 different utensils, kits an...
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Prefectural Program Preps Future Olympians
Ten years have passed since Fukuoka Prefecture began its Talent Discovery Program, an initiative aimed at cultivating elementary and junior high school athletes into world-class co...
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Who is Kyushu’s Most Handsome Farmer?
“Kyushu Murakore Ichiba”, an online mail-order site for farmers in Kyushu, is currently hunting for Kyushu’s top young, handsome farmer in a contest titled “Kyushu Mura Boys Collec...
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Nanatsuboshi Viewing Event in Ukiha
Wave a flag at the Nanatsuboshi train as it passes by Ukiha on March 25th! JR Kyushu’s Nanatsuboshi “Seven Stars in Kyushu” train is a sleeper train that focuses on luxury and “omo...
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Michelin to Release Fukuoka/Saga Guide
Michelin Japan announced on Jan. 28 the release of “Michelin Guide Fukuoka/Saga 2014 Special Edition” this summer. The book will be in Japanese only. It’s the fifth Japanese area ...
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JR Kyushu’s New “Sweets Train” in Oita and Nagasaki
On Jan. 27, JR Kyushu announced the launch of its tenth scenic train, dubbed the “Sweets Train”, to run in Nagasaki and Oita prefectures in 2015. The new train is targeted towards ...
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City Bulletin February 2014
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
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New Car Share Scheme for Ferry Passengers in Kitakyushu
On Jan. 24, Tokyo-based company Times 24 launched a new shared-use vehicle service at Shinmojiko Ferry Terminal in Kitakyushu. The company has a nationwide network of “Times Car Pl...