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Jul 11, 2022 Local News
LDP Incumbent Satoshi Oie Elected For Third Time
Mr. Oie is 54 years old and a native of Kitakyushu City. After serving as a member of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly, he was first elected to the House of Councillors in 2010. He...
Jun 23, 2022 Local News
Record 16 Candidates from Fukuoka – House of Councillors Election
A record number of 16 candidates are running in the upcoming House of Councillors Election, with three seats up for election. On June 22, the candidates took to the streets and...
Jun 17, 2022 Local News
Number Of Constituencies In Fukuoka Remains Unchanged, But Borders Adjusted
To correct the so-called "one-vote disparity" in the lower house of the Diet, a government council recommended adjustments to Prime Minister Kishida. In Fukuoka Prefecture, the num...
May 25, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Loses Bid Host Next Year’s G7 Summit
Prime Minister Kishida announced that Japan would host the G7 Summit in Hiroshima next year. Fukuoka, which had been seeking to host the summit, was not selected. At a press confer...
Feb 16, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture’s 2022 Budget Announced
Fukuoka Prefecture drafted its budget for the fiscal year of 2022. The record largest budget of over ¥2 trillion aims to support different sectors with themes of overcoming the new...
Feb 15, 2022 Local News
Outline for Fukuoka City’s 2022 Budget Announced
Fukuoka City announced its 2022 budget plan. Their yearly budget of over ¥100 billion includes upwards of 20% for programs to battle the new coronavirus pandemic, such as provision...
Feb 1, 2022 Local News
Itoshima Mayor Wins Reelection But Tests Positive for COVID
Yuji Tsukigata, reelected for a third term as Mayor of the Itoshima City, has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The Mayor canceled all indoor speeches as the number of COVID...
Nov 16, 2021 Local News
Mayor Takashima Appointed To Japan’s Digitalization Research Committee
Fukuoka City Mayor, Soichiro Takashima, became the only local-government leader to join Japan’s provisional commission for digital transformation. The recently established commissi...
May 11, 2021 Local News
Lower Than Average Percentage of Female Assembly Members in Kyushu
The percentage of female local assembly members in the Kyushu-Okinawa region remains lower than the national average. According to a report by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ...
Apr 26, 2021 Local News
Skull Leaper Eiji, Oita City Assembly Member To Fight for His Rights
Skull Leaper Eiji, an Oita City assembly member, and masked wrestler, is protesting against the city assembly for refusing him to appear on...
