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Sep 1, 2017 Local News
Port of Hakata and Port of Shanghai Collaboration
On August 28, Fukuoka City announced that the Port of Hakata will collaborate with the Port of Shanghai (one of the biggest ports in the world) to provide a service to...
Sep 1, 2017 Local News
More Limited Express Trains for Ohashi Station
The number of limited express trains stopping at Ohashi Station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line increased from August 26. On weekdays there will be two additional...
Aug 30, 2017 Local News
Potential Urban Growth High in Fukuoka
A study by Nomura Research Institute examined various aspects of 100 cities throughout Japan, and revealed that Fukuoka City ranks first in terms of potential for...
Aug 30, 2017 Local News
Japanese Workforce Now Includes Over 200,000 International Interns
The international workforce in Japan has now exceeded the one million mark. Approximately 20 percent of this figure is made up of people who have been invited to Japan to participa...
Aug 28, 2017 Local News
Nishitetsu Purchased New Land in Daimyo Area
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) acquired the building and land that lies adjacent to the former Daimyo Elementary School, a site that is set to undergo large-scale...
Aug 25, 2017 Local News
Responses to the Tightening Immigration Policies
Earlier this year, local branches of the Immigration Bureau sent a document to Japanese language schools calling for those that had 10 or more students drop out or expelled over th...
Aug 22, 2017 Local News
Stricter Regulations for Language Schools with High Numbers of Expulsions and Drop-outs
It has come to light that immigration authorities within the Ministry of Justice have called for Japanese language schools, which had more than 10 or more students expelled or drop...
Aug 22, 2017 Local News
Sheep and Goats Graze in Maizuru Park
For the third consecutive year, the Kyushu Branch of the JCCA (Japan Civil Engineering Consultants Association) has organized an event in which sheep...
Aug 17, 2017 Local News
New Commercial Facility to Open on Site of Former Kyushu University Ropponmatsu Campus
A new commercial facility, which will become home to 23 stores, is set to open on the site of the former Kyushu University Ropponmatsu campus from October 1. The complex will inclu...
Aug 16, 2017 Local News
Taxi Stand at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome to Help Alleviate Traffic Congestion
Fukuoka City, the local taxi association, and the prefectural police have been working together to develop solutions for reducing traffic congestion around Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. T...
