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Sep 7, 2018 Local News
Yame to Export Citrus Fruits to Thailand
On August 27, it was officially announced that Thailand has agreed to receive fruit from Yame City (Fukuoka Prefecture) from November this year, after the quality of the produce wa...
Sep 7, 2018 Local News
Nationwide Search for Segodon Lookalike
A Kagoshima Prefecture committee is searching for Takamori Saigo (Segodon) lookalikes. The Saigo One Grand Prix will assess entrants’ costumes, poses, and overall resemblance to th...
Sep 4, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Minimum Wage to be Raised
The minimum wage in Fukuoka Prefecture will be raised by ¥25. From October, companies within the prefecture will be expected to pay employees at least ¥814 an hour. The Fukuoka Lab...
Sep 3, 2018 Local News
Lions and Tigers Return to Kumamoto Zoo
The lions and tigers that were moved out of the Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens over two years ago due to the series of earthquakes that hit the local area will retu...
Aug 30, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Rated as a Very Livable City
Fukuoka City has revealed the findings from a study that attempted to gauge the feelings of residents towards the local area. A survey conducted in June, which received 2,300 respo...
Aug 29, 2018 Local News
Drone Delivery Service to be Tested in Fukuoka
Two government ministries announced on August 27 that a drone delivery service will be tested in Fukuoka City, Minamisoma (Fukushima), Chichibu (Saitama), Hakuba (Nagano), and Wake...
Aug 28, 2018 Local News
Kumamoto to Test Child Care Consultation Service
Kumamoto Prefecture announced on August 22 that they will test a 24-hour child care consultation service that will make use of AI. The prefecture will use a data analysis program c...
Aug 27, 2018 Local News
New Fukuoka Court Offices Open
The new Fukuoka court offices, which are now located in Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, opened for use on August 20. This marks the first time that a high, district, family, and summary cour...
Aug 23, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Number Plates to Use Alphabet
The Fukuoka Transportation Bureau will now issue number plates that include the letters from the Roman alphabet. Until now the top section of local plates have featured the Chinese...
Aug 15, 2018 Local News
Record High Temperatures in Kyushu
On Aug. 13, Fukuoka Regional Headquarters of Japan Meteorological Agency announced that temperatures spiked to 39.9 degrees in Hita, beating all previous records in Kyushu. Tempera...