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Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Increase of Junior High School Students in Fukuoka
Data from a government study showed the number of junior high school students in Fukuoka Prefecture reached 134,958 as of May 2019, an increase of 508 compared to the previous year...
Aug 16, 2019 Local News
Electric-scooter Share Giant Lime to Test Service in Fukuoka
On Aug. 9, KDDI Corporation announced funding for Neutron Holdings, Inc., a US-based startup running an electric-scooter share service. The company will support the entrance of the...
Aug 8, 2019 Local News
New Consultation for Non-Japanese Residents Opened in Tenjin
A new consultation center for foreigners opened on the third floor of ACROS Fukuoka on July 31. Reflecting revised immigration rules for international workers, Fukuoka Prefecture e...
Aug 7, 2019 Local News
Increased Minimum Wage in Kyushu Proposed
On July 31, an advisory body to the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare has agreed on an increase for minimum wage. The committee decided that the minimum wage in the seven prefe...
Jul 19, 2019 Local News
Census Shows Population Growth in Only Fukuoka and Okinawa
According to a census conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, six prefectures in Kyushu recorded decreases in their populations in 2018. Prefectures which...
Jul 11, 2019 Local News
LGBT Couple in Fukuoka City to Sue for Equal Marriage Rights
An LGBT couple in Fukuoka City held a press conference on July 5 and announced plans to sue the government of Japan for violation of equal marriage rights. The men, in their twenti...
Jun 26, 2019 Local News
Nagasaki Encourages Young Graduates to Return to Nagasaki
Nagasaki Prefecture is strengthening its efforts to attract more university and college graduates who were born in Nagasaki to work in their hometown. The number of people who move...
Jun 17, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City to Distribute Child Tracking Devices
Fukuoka City will distribute a child tracking device to 85,000 elementary school students in the city beginning in the fall of 2019. Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced...
Jun 12, 2019 Local News
Father’s Day Popular in Kyushu
Nippon Life Insurance Company conducted an online survey on how families spend Father's Day in Japan. The results were released on June 10, and five prefectures in Kyushu and Okina...
Jun 10, 2019 Local News
LGBT-themed Manga Included in Itoshima City Bulletin
A manga (comics) to broaden understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people was included inside an Itoshima City bulletin. The latest edition of the newsletter, publ...