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Aug 3, 2017 Local News
Discounted Travel to Areas Afflicted by Heavy Rainfall
Discounted travel offers are being planned to boost local tourism in the areas affected by the heavy rains. The Prefecture will offer subsidies to travel agencies that...
Aug 3, 2017 Local News
Asakura Triple Water Wheel Back up and Running
The Triple Water Wheel in Asakura City is in operation again after being stopped to clear out driftwood, earth, and sand that had been clogging up the area following July's extreme...
Aug 2, 2017 Local News
Tax Revenue at an All Time High in Fukuoka City
Fukuoka City revealed that tax revenue for the 2016 fiscal year reached a record high, having risen for a fourth consecutive year. Revenue generated in...
Aug 2, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka City Develops Largest Wireless Communication Network In Japan
Fukuoka City is utilizing the latest technology available to establish a wireless network called "LoRaWAN" by the end of September this year. Compared to existing...
Aug 2, 2017 Local News
Local Produce on Sale to Support Relief Efforts in Asakura and Toho
Torrential downpours from last month caused severe damage throughout Asakura City and Toho Village. Local fruit and produce from these areas will be on sale outside Fukuoka City Ha...
Jul 31, 2017 Local News
Number of Female Company Presidents Increasing in Kyushu
A survey carried out by Teikoku Databank has revealed that the ratio of female company presidents in Kyushu is 8.82%. This is a 1.99% increase compared to...
Jul 28, 2017 Local News
Sharp Launches Softbank Hawks Smartwatch
The electronics company Sharp has announced that a special Softbank Hawks-themed smartwatch went on sale via mail order from July 28 and is available in-store from July 29. The wat...
Jul 28, 2017 Local News
Radiation Dosimeters set up in Preparation of North Korea Nuclear Attacks
Dosimeters (devices used to measure levels of ionized radiation) are to be set-up at monitoring posts in Tsushima (Nagasaki Prefecture) and...
Jul 28, 2017 Local News
Fire in Itoshima Possibly Linked to Increased Levels of PM 2.5
The Itoshima City Fire Department has confirmed that there was a fire at the Takasu Recycling Center on the night of July 26. The blaze, which is said to have started at around 9pm...
Jul 24, 2017 Local News
Creation of Special Zones in Kyushu Could Allow Students to Work up to 36 Hours a Week
Kyushu’s seven prefectures have examined a proposal, along with Okinawa and Yamaguchi, to develop National Strategic Special Zones that would relax work restrictions for internatio...