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Apr 8, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Lower House Members Average ¥63 Million In Assets
Assets of Diet members elected in the October 2024 general election were disclosed on April 7 under...

Mar 25, 2025 Local News
Seitaro Hattori Wins Second Term as Fukuoka Governor
Incumbent Governor Seitaro Hattori, 70, was re-elected on March 23 in the Fukuoka Prefectural election...

Mar 4, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Governor Candidate Pledges Childcare Support and Wage Hike
Seitaro Hattori, the incumbent governor running for re-election in Fukuoka’s March 23 gubernatorial election, announced his key policies...

Feb 26, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Governor Considers Joining Election Debate
Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori has expressed willingness to participate in a public debate...

Feb 21, 2025 Local News
Lawyer Kouichiro Yoshida Announces Candidacy for Fukuoka Governor Election
Kouichiro Yoshida, a 45-year-old lawyer from Fukuoka City, has announced his candidacy for...

Feb 19, 2025 Local News
Tagawa Mayor Admits to Affair with City Employee
Tagawa City Mayor Takuya Murakami admitted to having an affair with a female city employee during...

Feb 14, 2025 Local News
Kitakyushu’s Record ¥643.5 Billion Budget Focuses on Startups and Sustainability
Kitakyushu City announced a record ¥643.5 billion FY2025 budget, up 2.5% from the previous year...

Feb 7, 2025 Local News
Kitakyushu Allocates ¥2 Billion for Emergency Security Measures
Following a recent stabbing incident involving two middle school students at a fast-food restaurant in Kitakyushu...

Dec 3, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Proposes ¥116 Billion Supplementary Budget
Fukuoka Prefecture has submitted a supplementary budget proposal totaling ¥116.1 billion for FY2024 to the prefectural assembly...

Nov 27, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori Announces Re-Election Bid
Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori announced on November 26 his candidacy for re-election in the March 2025 gubernatorial race...