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Jan 30, 2018 Local News
Yuji Tsukigata Re-elected as Itoshima City Mayor
The results of the Itoshima City mayoral elections were announced, with independent candidate Yuji Tsukigata re-elected for a second term after receiving 20,900 votes on...
Jul 21, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka and Auckland Conclude MOU to Support Startups
Sister cities Fukuoka and Auckland concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support startups looking to expand their businesses abroad. This is Fukuoka's seventh startup r...
Nov 2, 2016 Local News
650 Protesters Gather in Tenjin to Protest TPP
About 650 people including members of the JA Group Fukuoka gathered in Elgala Hall in Tenjin on Oct. 29 to protest against...
Jun 15, 2016 Local News
Australian Federal Election
The Australian Federal Election will be held on Saturday, 2 July, 2016. It is now...
Sep 11, 2015 Local News
Demonstration Against Security Bills in Tenjin, Fukuoka
On Sunday, Sep. 13 at 17:00, there will be a demonstration against plans to pass recently proposed national security legislation. The Fukuoka Youth Movement is gathering people to ...
Jul 15, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka’s Politicians Don’t Listen
In Fukuoka, the vox populi remains unheard. It has come to light that 80% of the citizen proposals sent to the city assemblies of Kitakyushu and Fukuoka between May 2011 and March ...
Jul 14, 2015 Local News
Picklegate? Mayor of Kasuya May Have Overstepped Bounds
The mayor of Fukuoka’s neighbor, Kasuya Town, is in a pickle over homemade pickles! The mayor, 67-year-old Kiyonori In, allegedly took some homemade pickles to the home of a town a...
Apr 13, 2015 Local News
Hiroshi Ogawa reelected as Governor of Fukuoka
On April, 12 Fukuoka Prefecture Hiroshi Ogawa (age 65) was reelected as Governor of Fukuoka for a second term. His sole opponent was Tomikazu Goto (age 45) who only managed to garn...
Apr 10, 2015 Local News
Next Gubernatorial Race Pits Ogawa Against Newcomer Lawyer
NEXT GUBERNATORIAL RACE PITS OGAWA AGAINST NEWCOMER LAWYER ::: The next gubernatorial race in Fukuoka Prefecture is slated for Apr. 12. Nishinippon Shimbun interviewed the two cand...
Apr 10, 2015 Local News
New Med School Museum At Kyudai Breaches Taboo WWII Experiments
On Apr. 1, the Kyushu University Medical History Museum held a private preview for the press. Although most of those in attendance were interested in the display pertaining to the ...
