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Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Yanagawa City To Provide High School Education and Housing For Ukraine Evacuees
Yanagawa High School announced it would accept about ten students from Ukraine. Taking advantage of its international course for exchange students, the school will provide special ...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Prefecture and Kyudai Sign Collaborate for Technological Innovation
Aiming to encourage technological innovation in diverse fields such as industry and medicine, Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyushu University signed a comprehensive partnership agreement ...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Repeat Offender Arrested For Self-serve Coffee Theft
A 72-year-old man from Itoshima was arrested for theft in connection with self-serve coffee at a convenience store. The man is believed to have purchased an S-size cup but poured h...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group Mandates Male Paternity Leave
From October 2022, all fathers working for the group’s companies will be required to take paid leave during the first eight weeks after the birth of their children. The group will ...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Doubles Profit in One Year
Yaskawa Electric Corporation’s annual profit for the fiscal period ending in February hit a new record high. Its net income reached ¥38.3 billion, almost twice as much as that prev...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Governor Reiterates Call For Infection Control Measures
In Fukuoka Prefecture, the number of new cases of new coronas has remained high, and the virus known as "XE" has been detected for the first time. Governor Hattori reiterated his c...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Suspects Face Additional Charges of Burglary
Police arrested two men in their thirties on April 12 connected to an incident in which two men broke into a liquor store in Fukuoka City last month. The two men had already been a...
Apr 13, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City’s Launches Support for Artists Initiative
To support artists, Fukuoka City will begin a new initiative by opening former junior high school buildings in the city as bases of operation. Fukuoka City Mayor Takashima announce...
Apr 13, 2022 Local News
New Commercial Facility To Be Named Mina Tenjin
The name of the integrated commercial complex after North Tenjin and Mina Tenjin join will be ‘Mina Tenjin.’ The store, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2023, will have ...
Apr 12, 2022 Event
One Flower One Citizen – Spring Festival
For nine days, all around Hakata and Tenjin will be decorated with flowers. Along walking routes between Hakata Station, Tenjin and Maizuru Park, 50,000 tulips and seasonal flowers...
