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Saga Plans ¥5.5 Billion Extra Budget for Care Tech and Sports

Saga Prefecture announced a ¥5.5 billion supplementary budget on 19 November to fund staff pay increases and expand technology use in nursing care...

Probe Begins Into Fatal Plane Crash in Yame, Fukuoka

Following a small aircraft crash that killed three people in mountainous terrain in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, on 18 November...

Oita Residential Fire Destroys Over 170 Buildings

A large fire that broke out on the evening of 18 November in the Saganoseki area of Oita City destroyed more than 170 structures in...

Bird Flu Detected In Wild Bird In Kitakyushu

A wild bird found weakened in Kitakyushu on November 11 tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain...

Fukuoka Signs Circular Economy Agreement

Fukuoka Prefecture signed a cooperation agreement with the Japan Research Institute and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing...

Fukuoka Officer Referred For Drunk Cycling

A Fukuoka Prefectural Police officer was referred to prosecutors for allegedly riding a bicycle while under the influence of alcohol in...

Nintendo Fukuoka Opens At AMU Plaza Hakata

Nintendo opened its first Kyushu location on November 14 at AMU Plaza Hakata, drawing about 200 people before the doors opened...

Okinawa Tourism Concerns Over China’s Travel Advisory

Okinawa’s tourism sector is watching China’s call for citizens to avoid travel to Japan with growing unease. The prefecture had projected...