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Jun 10, 2021 Local News
Flood Maps For 100 Rivers in Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture published online flooding maps for one hundred local rivers. As the region has been hit by torrential rainfalls and severe floodings each year since 2007, the pr...
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Jun 10, 2021 Local News
First Extreme High Temperature Issued in Northern Kyushu
Outside temperature exceeded 35°C in Kurume City at around 13:30 on June 9, making for the first Extreme High Temperature (‘mousho -bi’) report for 2021 in Japan. Daytime high rose...
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Jun 8, 2021 Local News
Chikuho Bank Opens New Multi-Purpose Hall
Chikuho Bank opened a multi-use hall inside its relocated Yanagawa Branch. The new building is located within a 10-minute walk from the former location, and the 141-square-meter sp...
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Jun 8, 2021 Local News
Koga City Introduces Familyship Program For LGBT Couples And Their Children
Koga City announced the introduction of the first ‘partnership and family ship certificate system’ in Kyushu. Beginning in July 2021, the city would issue registration cards to tho...
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Jun 8, 2021 Local News
Over 50 New Economy Offices Opened in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City announced its annual count of growing-industry companies that established offices in Fukuoka City topped 50 for the eighth straight year. The city has set yearly goals...
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Jun 8, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Prepares Rapid Emergency Repairs for Disaster-hit Homes
Fukuoka Prefecture established a partnership with a Yamanashi Prefecture-based carpenter association to provide rapid emergency repairs for disaster-hit houses. The 2017-establishe...
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Jun 7, 2021 Local News
More Companies Move Into Fukuoka Than Leave
The number of companies whose head office relocated to Fukuoka Prefecture in 2020 exceeded that of companies that moved out. A Teikoku Databank report showed that fifty-three head ...
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Jun 7, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka First Japanese City to Join Hybrid City Alliance
Fukuoka has joined co-founders Ottawa, The Hague, Geneva, and Prague, and twelve other cities in the Hybrid City Alliance. The Hybrid City Alliance brings together like-minded dest...
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Jun 7, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Announces Vaccination Schedules for All Age Groups
Fukuoka City announced that COVID-19 vaccination vouchers for Fukuoka City residents 64 years of age and under would be mailed out on June 30. Those who receive vouchers can make t...
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Jun 4, 2021 Local News
Monkey Sightings Reported in Central Fukuoka
At around 7 AM on June 3, police in Fukuoka City began receiving reports of monkey sightings beginning from Higashi-ku, Ohori Park, Hakata Station area, and at around 10 AM in Tenj...