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Apr 3, 2020 Local News
22 More COVID-19 Cases in Fukuoka – Cluster Suspected in Hakata
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City announced a total of 22 confirmed COVID-19 infections on April 2, bringing the total for Fukuoka Prefecture to 100. The twenty-two new cases in...
Apr 2, 2020 Local News
JA Kagoshima Gives Staff 1kg Meat as Bonus
JA Kagoshima took a unique initiative to support its members adversely affected by the new coronavirus. JA Kagoshima purchased local wagyu beef and gave away one kilogram to each s...
Apr 2, 2020 Local News
FINA World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka to be Rescheduled
FINA is considering to reschedule the 19th FINA World Swimming Championships planned for July 2021 in Fukuoka. Related to the recent announcement by the IOC to postpone the Tokyo 2...
Apr 2, 2020 Local News
COVID-19 Related Bankruptcies Including Famous Ramen Shop
The operating company of Nagahama Shogun, a local tonkotsu-ramen shop, is reportedly filing for bankruptcy. Established in 1975, the ramen shop and all of its three locations stopp...
Apr 2, 2020 Local News
Job Offers Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Economic Impact
Fukuoka Labor Bureau reports at least five job-offer cancellations due to the spread of new coronavirus as of March 31. While the bureau strongly asks local employers to avoid canc...
Apr 2, 2020 Local News
27 More COVID-19 Cases in Fukuoka – Governor Calls for Restraint on Weekends
Fukuoka Prefecture announced 27 more confirmed COVID-19 infections on April 1, bringing the prefectural total to 76. The number includes twenty-one persons in Kitakyushu City, five...
Apr 1, 2020 Local News
Important Message – Fukuoka Mayor Urges Residents to Refrain From Travel to Kanto and Kansai
The Mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, has urged residents to refrain from unnecessary trips overseas or to the Kanto and Kansai regions. The announcement follows news that...
Apr 1, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka’s Largest Single Day Number of COVID-19 Cases – Total now 46
Fukuoka Prefecture announced 17 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on March 31. The number includes ten persons in the city of Kitakyushu, five in Fukuoka, one in Kurume, and one in ...
Mar 31, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture to Designate Hospitals for Severe COVID-19 Cases
Fukuoka Prefecture plans to designate some medical facilities to specialize in treating COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. Governor Hiroshi Ogawa explained at a press conferen...
Mar 31, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka City Allows Extended Child-rearing Leave
Fukuoka City announced an extended deadline for returning to jobs for parents who are planning to put their children in nurseries from April 1. Amidst the impact of the spread of t...
