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Dec 22, 2014 Local News
New Sasaguri Law Urges Flag Flying
The 12-member Sasaguri Town Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting that every household display the Japanese flag on national holidays. The purpose of the legislation i...
Dec 16, 2014 Local News
Voter Turnout In Kyushu/Okinawa Hits Record Low
Total average voter turnout for the eight prefectures of Kyushu and Okinawa in Sunday’s lower house election clocked in at 50.92%, a 7.19% drop from the last lower house election i...
Nov 17, 2014 Local News
Soichiro Takashima Re-elected as Fukuoka City Mayor
Forty-year old Soichiro Takashima won a landslide victory for a second term as mayor of Fukuoka City in an election held on Sunday, Nov. 16. Of the 1,170,00 eligible voters only 38...
Nov 5, 2014 Local News
Six-Way Mayoral Race Begins In Fukuoka
Six candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the Fukuoka City mayoral race. The candidates were announced on 11/2 and will campaign until election day on 11/16. By order...
Nov 5, 2014 Local News
Mayoral Candidate Slogans
With the start of the mayoral race in fukuoka, the six candidates have released their campaign slogans.
Jun 28, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka – Japan’s Capital City In 2027
Here’s an image of Fukuoka City as it appears in a new animated film, “Ghost in the Shell: Arise”. In the story Fukuoka is the capital city of Japan. The image can be downloaded fo...
Apr 29, 2014 Local News
Dazaifu May Consider Voting Rights For Foreigners
Sources have revealed that the Dazaifu City Basic Autonomy Ordinance Discussion Council is considering including voting rights for foreigners in local referendums in the Basic Auto...
Nov 22, 2013 Local News
Government to Beef up Kyushu’s Defenses
The Ministry of Defense has solidified plans to include an increase in Ground Self-Defense Force deployments to Kyushu in next year’s National Defense Program Guidelines in light o...
May 9, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka and Saga Governors Visit Switzerland to Attract ILC
The Governor of Fukuoka, Mr. Hiroshi Ogawa, and the Governor of Saga, Mr. Yasushi Furukawa will attend the CERN (Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire) conference in Geneva,...
Mar 15, 2013 Local News
Korean Monks Attempt to Visit Burgled Temple in Tsushima
Four monks from Pusok Temple in South Chungcheong Province, Korea arrived in Tsushima, Nagasaki on Mar. 14 to meet with their Japanese counterparts about the issue of a Buddha sta...
