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Nov 30, 2012 Local News
Four Lazy Kyushu Politicians Revealed
The National Parliament Library investigated the patterns of interaction in committee meetings between Aug. 2008~Nov. 2012. Results uncovered four Liberal Democratic party politici...
Nov 22, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Pref. Office in Frankfurt to Close in 2013
On Nov. 2, Fukuoka Prefecture announced that they will close down their office in Frankfurt Germany by next March. The office has been open since 2003, however due to a recent decl...
Nov 15, 2012 Local News
Kitakyushu City Council Reforms Net 120 Million Yen
The four main political groups of the Kitakyushu City Council have agreed on reforms that would reduce the remuneration and policy research allowances paid to council members. They...
Oct 26, 2012 Local News
Kagoshima Prefecture Delegates Receive 50 Million Yen in Allowances without Receipts
The Kagoshima Prefecture Assembly has a rule that allows each delegate to receive a fixed amount of supplementary funds in the category of daily allowances, telephone tolls, and lo...
Oct 11, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Council Research Funds Can Still Be Used to Hire Relatives
A controversy has erupted over the funds provided to Fukuoka Prefecture Council delegates for issue-related research, as there are growing numbers of instances in which delegates p...
Sep 21, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Cancels Chinese Bureaucrat Study Program
Due to recent tense relations between Japan and China, Fukuoka City announced on 9/18 that they will postpone plans to host 800 Chinese bureaucrats per year to study garbage dispos...
Aug 30, 2012 Local News
Memo for Economic Exchange Signed with Thailand and Indonesia
An organization for the international promotion of the Kyushu economy formed by the Kyushu Economic Federation and Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry has signed memorand...
Aug 30, 2012 Local News
Busan Forum Postponed
The annual Fukuoka City-Busan Forum of leaders from industry, academia, and government in those two cities was to be held in Busan in the beginning of September this year, but has ...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
Japan-South Korean Forum Postponed
A Japan-South Korea Forum with participants from both countries scheduled to begin on the 29th in Fukuoka City with participants from both countries has been postponed at the reque...
Aug 17, 2012 Local News
Kitakyushu to Outsource Nine Functions
Kitakyushu Mayor Kenji Kitahashi told a press conference that the city would accept the recommendations of a special commission and outsource nine municipal functions to the privat...
