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Jan 19, 2016 Local News
Prefectural Sexual Assault Hotline Goes 24/7
Did you know that Fukuoka Prefecture has a 24/7/365 sexual assault hotline? In 2014, the number of known sexual assault cases in the prefecture reached 499, or fifth in Japan, and ...
Dec 3, 2015 Local News
City to Switch to Nighttime Bike Collections
The number of illegally parked bicycles in the city center remains high, so City Hall has decided to start removing bikes at...
Nov 18, 2015 Local News
Prolific Bike Thief Caught in Sawara Ward
Police in Sawara Ward have arrested 52-year old Yuji Kawakami, a part-time worker residing in Hoshiguma 5-chome (Sawara Ward), for alleged bicycle theft. Upon searching his home, t...
Sep 7, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Police Develop Bicycle Detection System
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police have joined forces with four companies to develop Oshicharikun, Japan’s first automatic system for warning bike riders in busy areas where they shoul...
Aug 4, 2015 Local News
Tokyo Girls Collection Coming to Kitakyushu
The organizing committee for the Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC), one of Japan’s major fashion shows, has announced its next show will be held in Kitakyushu on Oct. 17. At a press con...
Dec 20, 2014 Local News
Fraud Targeting Elderly, Women Higher Than Last Year In Kyushu
According to figures compiled by Nishinippon Shimbun, the total amount of money lost in so-called ‘special fraud’ in Kyushu between January and October reached ¥2.93 billion, almos...
May 23, 2014 Local News
Kitakyushu to Hold City-wide Patrol
Kitakyushu City has revealed plans to launch a 10,000-citizen-strong crime prevention patrol this October. The City says it will be the first designated city in Japan to undertake ...
Nov 26, 2013 Local News
Boy Takes Real Gun To School, Teacher Misfires It
BOY TAKES REAL GUN TO SCHOOL, TEACHER MISFIRES IT ::: Reporting by Nishinippon Shimbun has revealed that a male student at a public junior high school in Kasuya-gun took a real pis...
Sep 17, 2013 Local News
Crime Prevention Tactics
Purse snatching incidents in Fukuoka’s Chuo Ward have surged this year and many foreigners have fallen victim. There are various ways you can protect yourself against purse-snatchi...
Feb 27, 2013 Local News
Radio Station Teams Up with Police to Air Crime Info
Community Partners Fukuoka, operator of the Community Radio Tenjin FM radio station, began airing a new Chuo Ward crime and traffic information program. The station, which opened t...
