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May 18, 2015 Local News
Suspected Ebola Patient Hospitalized in Fukuoka after trip to Guinea
According to Ministry of Health, a Japanese man from Fukuoka Prefecture complained of a high fever after returning from a trip to Guinea in Africa. He returned from Guinea on May 9...
May 15, 2015 Local News
New Tomato Flavored Water From Kumamoto
“I Lohas” is a beverage brand belonging to Coca Cola Japan and is known for its bottled water and lightly flavored bottled water drinks. Examples of their products include "Ehime P...
May 15, 2015 Local News
Prefectural Office Top Floor Re-Opens With Cafe, Stage
The 11th floor of the Fukuoka Prefectural Office has been revamped. Previously a display space for local specialty goods and crafts, the top floor now boasts a small stage where pe...
May 15, 2015 Local News
Prefecture Opens Relocation Portal Site, Aims To Attract Transplants
Fukuoka Prefecture opened a Relocation Housing Portal to serve as a one-stop site for employment, housing and other useful information for people thinking about moving to Fukuoka. ...
May 15, 2015 Local News
Kokura Ward Helps Nurses From Indonesia Re-Test In Japan
The Physicians’ Association of Kokura Ward, Kitakyushu City is promoting a program to allow Indonesian nurses who came to Japan under a bilateral agreement but failed to pass the n...
May 15, 2015 Local News
Monkey On The Loose In Downtown Fukuoka
On May 13, the Fukuoka Prefectural Police received about 20 reports of a large monkey roaming around Tenjin (Chuo Ward) and parts of Hakata Ward. Based on the locations given, the ...
May 14, 2015 Local News
2014 Report On “The Competitiveness Of Fukuoka”
In March 2015, The Fukuoka Asia Urban Research Center published its fully bilingual Japanese/English report on the global competitiveness of Fukuoka. The report compares Fukuoka to...
May 13, 2015 Local News
Foreign Visitors Flock To Undersea Tunnel
The Kanmon Tunnel, an undersea roadway that connects Kitakyushu to Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, has become a popular destination for foreign tourists. Completed in 1958, th...
Apr 28, 2015 Local News
Kyushu’s Nepalis Band Together To Send Aid Home
Ram Krishna Shrestha, 32, works for a company in Minami Ward. He is from a village 70km north of Kathmandu near the epicenter of the recent quake. He was finally able to make a cal...
Apr 21, 2015 Local News
Next AKB Election To Be Held In Fukuoka
The 7th AKB Election to choose who will sing on the idol group’s upcoming 41st single will be held at Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome on Jun. 6. This is the first AKB election to be held outs...