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Jun 27, 2017 Local News
Holding Down More Than One Part-time Job
Some international residents living in Japan on student visas are working beyond the 28-hour limit. This is the case for a Nepalese student based in Fukuoka who works two jobs in a...
Jun 26, 2017 Local News
Japanese Language School On Depopulated Island
There is a Japanese language school on a small island located 380 kilometers south of Kagoshima with a population of just 44,000 people. The school has international students from....
Jun 14, 2017 Local News
Homelessness at All Time Low in Fukuoka Prefecture
Studies carried out by Fukuoka Prefecture and local governments have revealed that there are approximately 270 homeless people living in the prefecture, 30 less than last year and ...
Jun 13, 2017 Local News
Immigration Exceeds One Million
International Student Migrant Workers Immigration Exceeds One Million (#1 of 7 part series) An increasing number of Japanese language school students from South and Southeast Asia ...
Jun 9, 2017 Local News
Highest 56.2% Wants Less Work, Less Salary
Nishi Nippon Financial Holdings (FH) summarized the results of an attitude survey (approximately 1,400 answers) targeted at newly hired employees at about 300 companies in...
Jun 8, 2017 Local News
Kyushu Birth Rate Decline
According to the 2016 demographics released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on June 2, the total birth rate (estimated number of children a woman gives birth to in her...
Jun 8, 2017 Local News
Price Increase For Daily Life Goods
The price of products used in daily life such as butter, postcards, and even tires went up on June 1. The main reason for this price hike is...
May 15, 2017 Local News
Seniors Can Turn In Drivers Licenses For Subway Rebates
Fukuoka City has begun a new program in which senior citizens who turn in their driver's license can get rebates on subway travel. The move is an effort to encourage use of public ...
Mar 10, 2017 Local News
Kyushu’s Population Forecast
On March 3rd the Kyushu Economic Research Center announced that in 2040 the population of the seven prefectures of Kyushu will decrease to 10,810,000. This represents a decrease of...
Feb 23, 2017 Local News
Oyafukodori restores its original name meaning ‘Street of Disrespectful Children’
The original name of the street ‘Oyafukudori’ was ‘親不孝’ which translates roughly to ‘Street of Disrespectful Children’. In the eighties the area was home to many cram schools for s...