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Jun 26, 2013 Local News
New Special Education Center Opens
On June 30 long-time Fukuoka resident Cecil Burton will open "The CEE BEE Center" a new facility providing help and therapy for children with developmental disorder and learning di...
Jun 20, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Tower Gets Bomb Threat, School Evacuated
On June 19, the Fukuoka Prefectural Police received an e-mail threatening to bomb Fukuoka Tower at 10:00 on June 20. The Police notified Fukuoka Tower of the threat, which decided ...
Jun 10, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka DC Forum on Urban Development Held
The Fukuoka Directive Council (Fukuoka D.C.), a public-private venture that aims to rejuvenate economic activity in the metro Fukuoka area, held a public forum on June 7. Forum par...
May 30, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka International School Names New Director
Kazuo Oniki, Fukuoka Financial Group advisor and former president of Shinwa Bank, was appointed as the Executive Director of Fukuoka International School (FIS) on May 22. The first...
May 29, 2013 Local News
Ogori Army Division (Fukuoka) Deployed to Sudan
40 troops from the Fukuoka-based Ogori Army Division Camp of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces were deployed for peacekeeping operation in South Sudan on May 26. The Ogori divis...
May 19, 2013 Local News
International Student Nihon Buyo Performance
Koi-no-Kai, a Nihon Buyo troupe composed of 10 exchange students from several countries, will hold its 30th annual international exchange performance at the Fukuoka Youth Science C...
May 17, 2013 Local News
Itoshima and Vets Team Up to Help Pets After Disasters
The 750 member-strong Fukuoka Prefecture Veterinarians’ Association has established Japan’s first Veterinary Medical Assistance Team (VMAT), a group of vets who work to rescue pets...
May 17, 2013 Local News
Free Safety Buzzer Rentals Expanded
A council consisting of JR Kyushu, JR West, Nishinippon Railroad, Fukuoka City Subway, Amagi Railroad and the Kitakyushu Monorail have agreed to expand free safety buzzer rentals. ...
May 14, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka City Population Tops 1.5 Million
At his regular press conference on May 13, Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced that Fukuoka’s population had topped 1.5 million. Fukuoka was incorporated as a city of 50,847...
May 10, 2013 Local News
Number of Homeless Hits All-Time Low
Fukuoka Prefecture reported that the there were 354 homeless persons in the prefecture as of Jan. 2013, making for the lowest number on record since surveys began in 2003. This rep...