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Jul 20, 2020 Local News
Rice Planting Plans Reduced for Kyushu in 2020
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released an updated report on rice projections for planting. Accordingly, three Kyushu prefectures (Saga, Kumamoto, and Kagoshi...
Jul 20, 2020 Local News
32 New Infections in Fukuoka City
On July 19, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 32 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection. Twenty four of them were found in Fukuoka City, involving nightclub workers, infants, and ...
Jul 18, 2020 Local News
Sharp Increase of COVID-19 Infections on US Bases in Okinawa
An increasing number of novel coronavirus-infections was reported at the U.S. military bases in Okinawa last week. Thirty-six daily cases were announced on July 15., while the cumu...
Jul 18, 2020 Local News
15 More COVID-19 Infections in Fukuoka on Friday – Eight Related to Nightclub
On July 17, Fukuoka City announced 15 more cases of novel coronavirus infections, setting another record since the lifting of the state of emergency. Eight of those cases involve c...
Jul 17, 2020 Local News
13 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day in Fukuoka
On July 16, Fukuoka City announced 13 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection ranking as the largest single-day recording since the lifting of the state of emergency in May. T...
Jul 15, 2020 Local News
Volunteer Tests Positive for COVID19 After Contacting 400 Evacuees
Kumamoto Prefecture announced on July 13 that a civil servant from Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, tested positive to the novel coronavirus as he returned from his disaster-reli...
Jul 13, 2020 Local News
45 New COVID-19 Infections in Fukuoka Prefecture Last Week
Between July 6 ~ 12, Fukuoka Prefecture recorded 45 new cases of the new coronavirus infection. This week, new infections were found in more than ten regions, including Fukuoka Cit...
Jul 10, 2020 Local News
Guide to Contributing Items and Money to Disaster Areas in Kyushu
Fukuoka City is collecting donations for items for use by people in torrential rain-hit areas. A drive-through donation venue is set up at Tsukiguma Shuzo-ko (near Fukuoka Airport)...
Jul 9, 2020 Local News
Itoshima Launches Property-tax Exemption Project for Academia Research City Development
By exempting property taxes for newly constructed facilities, Itoshima City launched a project to develop an academia-research collaborative town near the Kyushu University Ito Cam...
Jul 9, 2020 Local News
Bomb Threat Targets Kyushu University Campuses
The following announcement is posted on Kyushu University’s website: Campus entry restriction due to bomb threat notice targeting Kyushu University....