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Mar 3, 2014 Local News
Foreign Employment Up in Fukuoka
According to the Fukuoka Labor Bureau, the number of foreign workers in Fukuoka Preference (as of Oct. 31, 2013) reached 15,952, a 14.8% jump from the previous year and the highest...
Feb 24, 2014 Local News
Kego Park Gets Ashtrays Back
Fukuoka City announced that it will put ashtrays back in Kego Park. The City’s maintenance section had removed the ashtrays last November due to complaints about the effect of smok...
Nov 10, 2013 Local News
Tosu City Mascot’s Wings Clipped for Dirty Talk
Totto-chan, Tosu City’s (Saga Prefecture) popular mascot has been in the media after complaints he participated in obscene conversation during a late-night radio program. Not...
Nov 8, 2013 Local News
Muscular Dystrophy Clinic to Open in Nakagawa
The Japan Muscular Dystrophy Association will open its first clinic in early December in Nakagawa Town. According to the Association, it is extremely rare for an association of pat...
Oct 2, 2013 Local News
Foreigners’ Perspective on Fukuoka’s Urban Mobility
Is Fukuoka an easy city to get around? How would you rank it? How can it be improved? Please help us understand foreigners’ perspectives of Urban Mobility in Fukuoka by answering s...
Sep 17, 2013 Local News
Saga Pref. Releases AKB48 Tribute Video
Only three spots and one day left to enter this year’s "Gaikokujin Star Tanjo" on Oct. 5, Sat. What are you waiting for? Take to the stage at this live talent contest and you could...
Sep 5, 2013 Local News
Despite Increase, Kyushu Minimum Wages Still Low
With the announcement of the minimum wage by the Miyazaki Prefecture Labor Bureau’s Regional Minimum Wage Council on Sept. 3, minimum wages for all seven of Kyushu’s prefectures ha...
Sep 3, 2013 Local News
Yatai Ordinance Goes Into Effect
Fukuoka City’s Yatai Ordinance goes into effect on Sept. 1. The new law sets forth rules for the size of food stalls, among other things, and allows the City to revoke the permits ...
Aug 27, 2013 Local News
Local Group Using Facebook to Help End Drunk Driving
“If we can go one year without a drunk driving accident, this site will disappear.” So beckons a Facebook page that lists the number of consecutive days without a drunk driving acc...
Aug 22, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Residents Beat the Heat at Pools, with Beer
As the extreme heat continues, business is booming at some outdoor facilities, provided they have a pool. The number of visitors to Sasebo-based theme park Huis Ten Bosch continues...