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Aug 3, 2017 Local News
Language Schools Facing Serious Problems
Last February it was revealed that playing cards and gambling had become a serious issue in class at a vocational college in Fukuoka, which international students attend. The situa...
Aug 2, 2017 Local News
Tax Revenue at an All Time High in Fukuoka City
Fukuoka City revealed that tax revenue for the 2016 fiscal year reached a record high, having risen for a fourth consecutive year. Revenue generated in...
Jul 31, 2017 Local News
Number of Female Company Presidents Increasing in Kyushu
A survey carried out by Teikoku Databank has revealed that the ratio of female company presidents in Kyushu is 8.82%. This is a 1.99% increase compared to...
Jul 24, 2017 Local News
Creation of Special Zones in Kyushu Could Allow Students to Work up to 36 Hours a Week
Kyushu’s seven prefectures have examined a proposal, along with Okinawa and Yamaguchi, to develop National Strategic Special Zones that would relax work restrictions for internatio...
Jul 19, 2017 Local News
International Students Not Following Their Dreams (Questionnaire)
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a questionnaire on the streets of Fukuoka City to learn more about the experiences of international students in Japan. The interviews took place i...
Jul 14, 2017 Local News
International Students and Interns Missing in Kyushu
The number of international workers (including international students and technical interns) has increased due to a shortage in the labour force, but at least 480 international stu...
Jul 13, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka Ranked Number One City for Potential Growth
The Nomura Research Institute announced the results of their survey of Japanese cities in terms of prospective growth. The 23 wards of Tokyo were placed...
Jul 7, 2017 Local News
The Dilemma Of The 28 Hour Weekly Working Cap
A film director from Nepal has made a film about a Nepalese student who committed suicide in Japan. The person in question came to Japan after being tempted by an agent who suggest...
Jul 3, 2017 Local News
Fake Refugees
Cases are coming to light of Nepalese students paying around 1.3 million rupees (equivalent to 1.3 million yen) as an initial cost to...
Jul 3, 2017 Local News
Student Dropout Returning Home
A case has been reported of a student from Nepal who withdrew from a language school in Fukuoka and travelled back to their home country in October 2016. These developments came af...