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Dec 20, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City’s Chuo Ward Named Most Comfortable Town in Japan
Chuo Ward of Fukuoka City placed first in a nationwide ranking of "most comfortable town to live." in a survey conducted by Daito Trust Construction Co. The study collected feedbac...
Oct 11, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Streams Anti-Marijuana Video
Fukuoka Prefecture began streaming a video to discourage the use of marijuana in the cities of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu. The number of annual marijuana arrests in the prefecture rose...
Sep 20, 2019 Local News
90% of Fukuoka Centenarians Are Women
According to an announcement by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people 100 years of age or above exceeded 70,000 for the first time in Japan, including 9,7...
Sep 16, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Retains Number Two Ranking Amongst Urban Centers
The Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Development released a ranking of urban cities in Japan for 2019 and Fukuoka again secured second place. The project analyzed sev...
Sep 13, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka’s Mayor Visits World’s Oldest Woman
Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima visited the world's oldest woman, who lives in Fukuoka. He visited her in advance of the upcoming Respect for the Aged Day (Sep. 16) in Japan....
Sep 13, 2019 Local News
Miyaki Town to Open New Children’s Cafeteria
Miyaki Town in Saga Prefecture will begin a new type of "kodomo shokudo” (children's cafeteria) service. In collaboration with the Fukuoka-based startup Gigi, it will gather donati...
Sep 12, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City and Line Fukuoka tie-up on Disaster Prevention Service
Fukuoka City and Line Fukuoka have developed a disaster-prevention information system for the city's official Line account. Users can communicate with a chatbot to find...
Sep 4, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Polls for Reasons for Declining Birthrate
Fukuoka Prefecture conducted a survey to analyze current challenges that surround childbirth and child-rearing in the region, and 68 percent of the respondents pointed out that fin...
Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Starts Student Consultation Service Using Line
Fukuoka City launched a consultation program on Line for students of municipal elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, and special support schools. The project aims ...
Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Increase of Junior High School Students in Fukuoka
Data from a government study showed the number of junior high school students in Fukuoka Prefecture reached 134,958 as of May 2019, an increase of 508 compared to the previous year...