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Aug 13, 2020 Local News
Prefecture To Nearly Double Treatment Beds for COVID-19
On August 12, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 77 more cases of the new coronavirus infection. The cumulative total stands at 3,215. The daily instances include 44 instances in Fukuoka...
Aug 12, 2020 Local News
Prefecture Begins TMA Testing for COVID-19
As of August 11, the prefecture introduced TMA, a new testing method for the virus infection. While the new test requires a longer waiting time for results, it reduces the number o...
Aug 12, 2020 Local News
Reduced Obon Holiday Traffic Congestion Reported
Unlike the previous years, the customary traffic jams at the start of the nation’s obon holidays were absent as of the evening of August 8. Also, airline companies report 40% or lo...
Aug 11, 2020 Local News
Smartphone-based Bento Pickup & Delivery Service Launched
A social trial for a multi-restaurant meal delivery service began in the Tenjin area of Fukuoka City on August 6. The coronavirus-inspired service is run by Tokyo-based Timee Deliv...
Aug 9, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Records Fourth Consecutive Day With over 100 Infections
On August 8, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 150 more cases of the new coronavirus infection. The daily count has topped one hundred for the fourth straight day. Also, the cumulative ...
Aug 8, 2020 Local News
Printing Company Produces Clear Barriers With Scenic Scenes of Itoshima
The impact of the spread of the new coronavirus has seen many local businesses in Itoshima introduce plastic infection-prevention sheets. However, these make for an awkward aesthet...
Aug 8, 2020 Local News
Nishitetsu Reports 7.4 billion Deficit
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) announced its consolidated accounts for the term between April to June 2020. Accordingly, the company faces a deficit of ¥7.4 billion, ...
Aug 8, 2020 Local News
Cluster Found at Japan University of Economics and Other Locations in Fukuoka
On August 7, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 140 more cases of the new coronavirus infection. Eighty of those cases were found in Fukuoka City, which also announced the death of a COV...
Aug 7, 2020 Local News
Prefecture To Lease Second Hotel For Covid-19 Patients – Cluster At Ito Campus
The prefecture is preparing to lease an additional hotel to accommodate more patients with no or mild symptoms of COVID-19. To prevent family infections, it will increase the use o...
Aug 6, 2020 Local News
Mayor Rules Out “Flat Out” Restrictions Over Obon Travel
The Fukuoka City Mayor, Soichiro Takashima, mentioned at a press conference on Aug. 4 that the city is not planning to restrict inter-regional travel during the Obon homecoming sea...