Local News
- TOP
- Local News
May 17, 2020 Local News
No New COVID Cases in Fukuoka Prefecture for Second Consecutive Day – Parks and Museums Reopen
On May 15, no new cases of COVID-19 infection were found in Fukuoka Prefecture for the second consecutive day. The cumulative total remains at 657. Parks, museums, and more facilit...
May 16, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu City to Introduce Two Term System for the Current Academic Year
The Kitakyushu City Board of Education has decided to introduce a two-semester system for municipal elementary, junior high, and special needs schools for the current academic year...
May 16, 2020 Local News
Shops Reopen While Public Asked to Refrain from Unnecessary Outings – No New Infections Reported in Kyushu
In response to the regional lifting of the closure requests for most businesses in Fukuoka, large-scale commercial facilities, including department stores, are resuming operation. ...
May 15, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Releases Online Videos to Help Students at Home
Fukuoka Prefecture’s board of education released a series of online videos to support children’s learning during school closure. Prefectural school teachers teach curriculum schedu...
May 15, 2020 Local News
Mask & Ride For Fukuoka’s Subways – Mayor Announces Extensions for Financial Support
Fukuoka City Mayor Shoichiro Takashima announced that as of May 15, Fukuoka City would start a "Mask & Ride'' initiative whereby employees of Fukuoka City subway will check passeng...
May 15, 2020 Local News
State of Emergency Lifted in Fukuoka – Businesses and Schools To Reopen – Guidelines For a Second Wave of COVID-19 Announced
On May 14, the governor of Fukuoka, Hiroshi Ogawa, revealed his plan in response to the national government’s announcement that the state of emergency has been lifted in all prefec...
May 14, 2020 Local News
Multilingual LINE-based Chat Support for ¥100,000 Handout Process Coming Soon
Fukuoka City has introduced a Line-based chat system to support residents with questions about the national ¥100,000 handout program. The service aims to promote a smoother applica...
May 14, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Amongst 39 Prefectures To Have State of Emergency Lifted
The news reflects the nation’s latest intention to end the state of emergency in the prefecture as early as May 14. The official declaration is expected at 19:15 tonight. While req...
May 13, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Achieved Zero Euthanasia in 2019
Fukuoka City achieved zero euthanasia of all healthy dogs and cats in the fiscal year of 2019. During the past five years, the city worked in collaboration with local volunteer gro...
May 13, 2020 Local News
Fifth Consecutive Week of Decline for Fukuoka – One New COVID-19 Infection Yesterday
On May 12, the national government began to consider cutting Fukuoka and three other prefectures from the group of “special alert prefectures.” The number of weekly cases of COVID-...
