Compact and efficient, the energetic city of Fukuoka is an ideal venue to host this weekend's two-day G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, with the vibrant metropolis slated to also welcome major events such as some 2019 Rugby World Cup matches, as well as the 2021 World Aquatics Championships.
In recent years, Fukuoka has also garnered much attention due to government initiatives from innovative urban planning in the 1960s to recent policies that have seen Japan's fifth-largest city become a hub for innovative tech and startup culture.
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