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Sep 23, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Recorded Largest Number of Centenarians
Fukuoka Prefecture recorded 3,524 residents centenarians, the largest number of all prefectures in Japan. Ahead of the Respect for the Aged Day on Sep. 21, the prefecture reported ...
Sep 18, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Consider to Build New Station on Kagoshima Line
JR Kyushu is considering developing a new station for its Kagoshima Line, near the stations of Subway Kaizuka and Nishitetsu Kaizuka. The project aims to meet the many requests of ...
Sep 16, 2020 Local News
Nihon Keizai University Announces Online Entrance Exams
The Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu City announced its first online entrance examination. Applicants for the school year of 2021 can choose from onsite or online exams to ...
Sep 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City to Reduce Number of Students Per Class
Fukuoka City announced a planned reduction of the number of students per class at municipal elementary and junior high schools to 35 or less during the school year of 2021. The cit...
Sep 10, 2020 Local News
Minami-aso Opens College to Educate International IT Specialist for Tourism
A college specialized in IT and tourism education will be established in Minami-aso Village, Kumamoto Prefecture. The Idea, IT College Aso, will provide a two-year curriculum to ed...
Sep 9, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Economy Sees Some Recovery
The Kyushu Economic Research Center released a report on the regional economic situation, in which the general index (Kyushu CI) for June rose for the first time in seven months. T...
Sep 4, 2020 Local News
LINE Fukuoka to Expand its B2G Platform Nationwide
LINE Fukuoka, which has developed a business-to-government (B2G) service platform for Fukuoka City, will begin offering its services to local governments throughout Japan. LINE and...
Aug 19, 2020 Local News
Dead Man’s Naked Body Found on Kyushu University Ito Campus
A dead body was found inside Kyushu University Ito Campus this Wednesday. On the morning of August 19, a security guard found the naked body in a pond and reported it to the police...
Jul 6, 2020 Local News
COVID-19 Infections on The Rise in Kyushu – Nightlife Cluster Established
Between June 29 ~ July 5, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 32 more cases of the new coronavirus infection. Nine of them were found on Jul. 5, including four customers of a members-only...
May 22, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City to Support Social Trials Amidst the Impact of COVID-19
As part of ongoing support for new social schemes, the Fukuoka City seeks breakthroughs in stimulating the local economy while promoting teleworking and limiting non-essential outi...