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Apr 6, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Mayor Calls for Legal Powers to Control Unessential Activities
Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima updated his blog on April 5, stressing the importance of declaring “a state of emergency.” On the verge of an explosive spread of the n...
Apr 5, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Governor and Mayors Meet Online – 250 Beds for COVID-19 Secured
Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogawa announced that the prefecture will make 250 hospital beds available for COVID-19 patients next week. An online meeting took place between the Governo...
Apr 5, 2020 Local News
Third COVID-19 Cluster in Fukuoka – 11 In-hospital Infections
On April 4, local authorities announced twenty-seven more COVID-19 infections. Twenty-six of them were found in Fukuoka City, including eleven in-hospital infections at the Fukuoka...
Apr 4, 2020 Local News
Shortage of Hospital Beds in Fukuoka for Covid-19 Patients
The shortage of hospital beds in Fukuoka to treat COVID-19 patients has become a matter of urgency. While the prefectural capacity remains as 66 beds at 12 medical institutions, th...
Apr 4, 2020 Local News
First COVID-19 Fatality In Fukuoka
Fukuoka City announced the first death of a COVID-19 patient in the Kyushu on April 3. Mayor Soichiro Takashima explained at a press conference that the woman in her nineties teste...
Apr 3, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce to Launch Online Support Service for Food Businesses
The Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce & Industry announced the launch of a new website to support local food businesses amidst the negative business impact of the new coronavirus. I...
Apr 3, 2020 Local News
Large Stores in Tenjin and Hakata to Close on Weekends
Some of the large stores in Tenjin and Hakata will close this weekend to cooperate with the government’s request for people to go out less. Tenjin Chikagai, Solaria Plaza, and Sola...
Apr 3, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Postpones Start of School Semester
The Fukuoka City Board of Education announced on April 2 that the start of the new school semester will be delayed. The board agreed that April 6 and 7 were not feasible start date...
Apr 3, 2020 Local News
22 More COVID-19 Cases in Fukuoka – Cluster Suspected in Hakata
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City announced a total of 22 confirmed COVID-19 infections on April 2, bringing the total for Fukuoka Prefecture to 100. The twenty-two new cases in...
Apr 2, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Airport Offers Significant Incentives to Airlines for International Flights
Fukuoka International Airport announced its new airport fee system, including significant discounts for international flights. Aiming to open more international routes from the air...