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Tenjin Underground Mall Holds Disaster Drill

Tenjin Underground Mall carried out its annual disaster drill on November 26, a day after a quake in...

SoftBank Hawks Parade Draws 290,000 Fans

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks held a parade in central Fukuoka on November 24 to celebrate their first Japan Series title in five years...

Fukuoka Studies Nanakuma Line Extensions

Fukuoka City announced it is studying potential extensions of the Nanakuma Line between Hashimoto and Meinohama, and between...

Fukuoka City Plans Stricter Rules for Advertising Trucks

Fukuoka City has outlined revisions to its outdoor advertising ordinance to tighten controls on “ad trucks” circulating in central areas such as...

City Staff Flagged Unauthorized Boat Mooring as Violation

Fukuoka City reported that about half of the staff responsible for port management over the past two decades believed...

Misuzu-an Soba Shop to Close After 70 Years

Misuzu-an, a long-standing soba restaurant in central Fukuoka, will close on December 20 after more than seven decades in business...

Nintendo Fukuoka Opens At AMU Plaza Hakata

Nintendo opened its first Kyushu location on November 14 at AMU Plaza Hakata, drawing about 200 people before the doors opened...

FamilyMart Opens Driver Rest-Stop Store

FamilyMart opened a new Minato Kashii branch in Fukuoka’s Island City on November 13 with dedicated facilities for long-distance truck drivers...