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Dec 9, 2020 Local News
Takashima Reflects on 10th year as Fukuoka Mayor
On December 7, Soichiro Takashima celebrated his tenth year as mayor of Fukuoka City. In a recent interview, he said he felt the city regained energy in the time since he took over...
Aug 28, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Mayor Takashima Praises Prime Minister Abe for Policies that Benefited Fukuoka
On the evening of Aug. 28, the mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, responded to the news of the resignation of the current Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. Referring to the fact ...
Apr 10, 2020 Local News
Mayor of Fukuoka Calls for Show of Support to Medical Workers
Mayor Soichiro Takeshima announced that as of April 8, there had been 136 confirmed new coronavirus infections in Fukuoka City. The route of transmission is unknown in over 40% of ...
Mar 4, 2020 Local News
Budget Approval Expected for Lengthening Kitakyushu Runway
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism is expected to appropriate a budget to cover the cost of lengthening the runway at Kitakyushu Airport. The airport serv...
Dec 2, 2019 Local News
Prefecture to Redevelop Government Building
Fukuoka Prefecture has granted priority negotiating rights to a group of three companies led by...
Jul 23, 2019 Local News
Upper House Election Results for Fukuoka and Kyushu
Voting for the upper house election at eight constituencies in Kyushu and Yamaguchi was held on July 21 and the results gave the leading party a winning majority. In the Fukuoka co...
Jul 8, 2019 Local News
26 Candidates in Kyushu Enter Japan Upper House Elections
The House of Councilors election was officially announced on July 4 and 26 candidates from seven constituencies in Kyushu have begun campaigning for the upcoming election on July 2...
Jun 12, 2019 Local News
Mayor of Fukuoka and Assemblymen’s Salaries made Public
Income and assets of Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima as well as the assembly members of Fukuoka City were made public on June 7. The report lists savings, real estate, securi...
Apr 10, 2019 Local News
Japan’s Eldest Governor Reelected in Oita Prefecture
Katsusada Hirose was re-elected as the governor of Oita Prefecture, and his fifth term in office starts as the eldest governor in Japan. The 76-year-old governor expressed his appr...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Hiroshi Ogawa Wins Re-election as Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
Hiroshi Ogawa was re-elected as the governor of Fukuoka Prefecture yesterday, April 7. In this election, support from the Liberal Democratic Party was split between two candidates ...
