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Ahead of the summer swimming season, Fukuoka City has conducted water quality tests at five local beaches to ensure public safety. At Obaru Beach in Nishi Ward, officials collected seawater samples ...

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T he Nagasaki Peace Promotion Association and local partners will host the second “Nagasaki Peace-preneur Forum” on May 17–18 ...

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Famed manga artist Seizo Watase met with Kitakyushu Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi on May 7 to propose branding the city as a “manga capital” to attract global visitors. Watase, a Kitakyushu native and ...

A public-private partnership in Kitakyushu City aiming to address declining public transit use has been selected for a national initiative. With ridership down 70% compared to 60 years ago and a ...