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May 19, 2015 Local News
Local NPO Launches Crowdfunding Site To Solve Local Issues
On May 11, Fukuoka-based non-profit organization AIP launched Localgood Fukuoka, a homepage where city residents can vote on anonymously posted problems within the city in hopes of...
May 18, 2015 Local News
Governments And Groups Help Foreign DV Victims In Kyushu
Efforts are underway in both the public and private sectors to provide multilingual support for victims of domestic violence. At the Asian Women’s Center, a Fukuoka-based civic org...
May 18, 2015 Local News
Suspected Ebola Patient Hospitalized in Fukuoka after trip to Guinea
According to Ministry of Health, a Japanese man from Fukuoka Prefecture complained of a high fever after returning from a trip to Guinea in Africa. He returned from Guinea on May 9...
May 18, 2015 Local News
Pietro Set To Begin Exports To Hong Kong
Fukuoka-based Pietro announced it will begin the full-scale export of its salad dressings to Hong Kong before year’s end. As the demand the in Asia for safe, healthy Japanese food ...
May 15, 2015 Local News
New Tomato Flavored Water From Kumamoto
“I Lohas” is a beverage brand belonging to Coca Cola Japan and is known for its bottled water and lightly flavored bottled water drinks. Examples of their products include "Ehime P...
May 15, 2015 Local News
Prefectural Office Top Floor Re-Opens With Cafe, Stage
The 11th floor of the Fukuoka Prefectural Office has been revamped. Previously a display space for local specialty goods and crafts, the top floor now boasts a small stage where pe...
May 15, 2015 Local News
Prefecture Opens Relocation Portal Site, Aims To Attract Transplants
Fukuoka Prefecture opened a Relocation Housing Portal to serve as a one-stop site for employment, housing and other useful information for people thinking about moving to Fukuoka. ...
May 15, 2015 Local News
Kokura Ward Helps Nurses From Indonesia Re-Test In Japan
The Physicians’ Association of Kokura Ward, Kitakyushu City is promoting a program to allow Indonesian nurses who came to Japan under a bilateral agreement but failed to pass the n...
May 15, 2015 Local News
Monkey On The Loose In Downtown Fukuoka
On May 13, the Fukuoka Prefectural Police received about 20 reports of a large monkey roaming around Tenjin (Chuo Ward) and parts of Hakata Ward. Based on the locations given, the ...
May 14, 2015 Local News
2014 Report On “The Competitiveness Of Fukuoka”
In March 2015, The Fukuoka Asia Urban Research Center published its fully bilingual Japanese/English report on the global competitiveness of Fukuoka. The report compares Fukuoka to...