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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...
Mar 8, 2013 Local News
Mayor Vows to Keep Kawaii-ku
After a review conducted by the Gender Equality Promotion Council, Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced that Fukuoka’s City’s virtual seventh ward, Kawaii-ku, would be “maintained an...
Mar 8, 2013 Local News
Oita City Votes to De-mask Skull Reaper A-ji
The Oita City Assembly held a meeting of party heads on Mar. 6 to discuss the fate of newly elected masked wrestler Skull Reaper A-ji—or more precisely, his mask. The group decided...
Feb 26, 2013 Local News
“Skull Reaper A-ji” Wins Seat in Oita City Assembly
On Feb. 24 the citizens of Oita elected Skull Reaper A-ji, Kyushu’s first masked professional wrestler and politician. Surprisingly, this is not the first time a professional wrest...
Feb 9, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka’s Cute Ward Threatened
City Hall has received several complaints from citizens that its virtual seventh ward, Kawaii-ku (“Cute Ward”), is sending the message that “women must be cute”. The City’s Gender ...
Dec 17, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Election Results
A general election was held in Japan on Sunday, Dec. 16. Voters gave the Liberal Democratic Party a landslide victory, ejecting the Democratic Party of Japan from power after just ...
