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May 29, 2024 Local News
Marinoa City Fukuoka Hosts Farewell Ferris Wheel Lottery
Marinoa City Fukuoka, a prominent commercial complex in Fukuoka's Nishi Ward, will close in August to make way for a new facility. As its final major event...
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May 28, 2024 Local News
Genkai Mayor Rejects Nuclear Waste Site Proposal
Shintaro Wakiyama, the mayor of Genkai Town in Saga Prefecture, stated on the 27th that the town does not intend to host a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste...
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May 28, 2024 Local News
Monkey Sighting in Fukuoka Residential Area, Boy Injured
On the afternoon of the 26th, a monkey appeared in a residential area of Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City, scratching a young boy and...
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May 28, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka City to Support 100 Promising Startups Towards IPO
Fukuoka City has launched an initiative to intensively support 100 selected startups with the aim of achieving stock market listings. This new approach...
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May 28, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka City Launches Fifth Yatai Stall Recruitment
On the 27th, Fukuoka City began its fifth recruitment drive to fill six vacant yatai stall spots in areas such as Tenjin and Nagahama. The new stalls are expected to start operatio...
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May 28, 2024 Local News
Genkai Nuclear Plant Pump Malfunction
On the 27th, Kyushu Electric Power reported a malfunction in an emergency feedwater pump at Genkai Nuclear Power Plant Unit 4, located in Saga Prefecture...
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May 28, 2024 Local News
Five Companies Join Kyushu IPO Challenge Squad for 2024
The Fukuoka Stock Exchange held an induction ceremony on May 20 for the "Kyushu IPO Challenge Squad," a support program aimed at companies in Kyushu...
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May 24, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Launches Free Hotline for Expecting and New Parents
Starting May 23, Fukuoka’s Rengo Fukuoka Union offers a free hotline for expecting and new parents to discuss work-related issues...
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May 24, 2024 Local News
Ride-sharing Service to Launch in Fukuoka by Late May
Fukuoka will launch a ride-sharing service under the management of taxi companies by late May. Of the 95 taxi companies in the region...
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May 24, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Begins Installing Benches at Intersections for Elderly and Disabled
Fukuoka City has started a pilot project to install benches at intersections for elderly and disabled individuals. These single-seat, cylindrical benches cost...