From left, Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima, Fukuoka Gov.... " It would be a great opportunity to send a message to the world about Fukuoka's strengths," Fukuoka Gov.... Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima, who also attended the conference, said that urban redevelopment projects that are currently underway will make the city suitable for the international summit....

TOKYO( Kyodo)--The world's oldest person Kane Tanaka, who was born a year before the Russo-Japanese War began, celebrated her 119th birthday in southwestern Japan on Sunday.... Tanaka was recognized by Guinness World Records in March 2019 as the world's oldest living person at 116 years old and also achieved an all-time Japanese age record when she became 117 years and 261 days old.... Residing in a nursing home in Fukuoka, Tanaka interacts with staff through gestures and often challenges hers