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Sep 8, 2017 Local News
Senior Citizens to Help Deliver Packages in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City is using local senior citizens to help provide cover for Sagawa Express’ lack of delivery truck drivers. Representatives from the...
Sep 8, 2017 Local News
New System to Attract Skilled International Workers Off to a Slow Start
To attract talented individuals and develop the country’s international workforce, the Japanese government introduced a point-based method for screening immigrants that gives prefe...
Sep 6, 2017 Local News
Low Number of Highly Skilled International Workers in Kyushu
According to sources such as the Kyushu Economic Research Association (Fukuoka City), Kyushu’s working-age population peaked in 1995 at 8.82 million, but had diminished by...
Sep 5, 2017 Local News
Women Fill 6.6% of Management Positions in Kyushu
The Fukuoka branch of the Teikoku Databank revealed the results of a survey into employment attitudes and practices in Kyushu. A total of 714 companies responded out of...
Sep 5, 2017 Local News
City to Develop Traditional Handicrafts Targeting Foreign Visitors
To help further promote Fukuoka’s traditional handicrafts, Fukuoka City will begin a new project to develop Hakata-ori textile products and Hakata Dolls targeted at...
Sep 5, 2017 Local News
K.I.T. and Partners to Launch Reusable Winged Rocket from the U.S.
A winged test rocket currently being developed by the Kyushu Institute of Technology, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and IHI Corporation is slated for launch from.....
Sep 4, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka Growth Next Launches Business Matching Service
Fukuoka Growth Next, a public-private startup support center, has launched Growth Pitch, a service to help newly founded companies find...
Sep 4, 2017 Local News
Population Inflow into Japan Fifth Highest in the World
Japan is officially not accepting unskilled laborers from overseas countries and instead continues to pursue a policy of isolation as far as immigration is concerned. But in realit...
Sep 1, 2017 Local News
Record Numbers of International Residents in Japan
The Ministry of Justice has announced that there were 2.38 million international residents in Japan by the end of 2016. The figure was a record high and increased by about...
Sep 1, 2017 Local News
Port of Hakata and Port of Shanghai Collaboration
On August 28, Fukuoka City announced that the Port of Hakata will collaborate with the Port of Shanghai (one of the biggest ports in the world) to provide a service to...