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Fukuoka:
No city in Japan gained more people.
+200
K
No. 1 in Japan for resident growth
2010 → 2025 · Based on national census data
And more children, too.
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Why people chose Fukuoka
People come. Life is good. New ideas thrive.
The three forces behind Fukuoka's growth.
Urban growth
Tenjin Big Bang and Hakata Connected. Investing in the city made Fukuoka more attractive.
Family-friendly living
More children, and high satisfaction with daily life. A city families choose.
A city that backs risk-takers
Startup support and efforts to attract businesses create new jobs and new ventures.
And the numbers followed.
City tax revenue
Cumulative gain, FY2011–2026
~¥1.0325 trillion
City debt
Cut from FY2010 to FY2025 (about 28%)
−¥656.8 billion
Commercial land prices
Per 100 m² (2010→2026)
Up ~¥108 million
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Earning more.
Owing less.
16 years of turning urban growth into tax revenue and sound finances.
City tax revenue
\ Cumulative gain /
About ¥1.0325 trillion
Total of the yearly gains over FY2011–2026, measured against the FY2010 city tax revenue level
vs. 2010: 1.61×
¥265.4 billion → ¥426.3 billion / year
FY2010–2025: final accounts; FY2026: budget
City debt
¥656.8 billion cut
vs. 2010: 0.72×
¥2.3633 trillion → ¥1.7065 trillion
FY2010→FY2025 / down about 28%
Commercial land value
Official commercial land prices
\ Per 100 m² /
About ¥108 million more
Up about ¥100 million / 100 m²
¥555,000/m² → ¥1,635,000/m²
2010→2026: about 2.94×
Based on average official land prices. “About 3× higher” compares 2010 with 2026.
Stronger finances, even while growing.
Tax revenue up, city debt down.
And the city's value rose, too.
More achievements
And the city's value rose, too.
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Chosen for 16 years.
Overwhelming public support.
Overwhelming
Over 75% of the vote twice in a row, and a record vote total in a Fukuoka mayoral election.
2022
Mayoral election
vote share
Mayoral election
vote share
75.7%
329,606 votes / All-time record
3 in 4 voters chose Soichiro Takashima.
*Share of valid votes
Twice in a row: over 75% of the vote
2018
75.1%
285,435 votes
2022
75.7%
329,606 votes
Record
Making Fukuoka election history
2022: most votes ever
Vote share among the highest ever
Four election wins, steadily growing trust
Drawing strength from residents' voices,
he kept taking on new challenges.
he kept taking on new challenges.
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Over 16 years,
the man who changed Fukuoka
= Soichiro Takashima
the man who
= Soichiro Takashima
First elected mayor of Fukuoka at 36, he has served four terms over 16 years.
Together with residents, he has helped shape Fukuoka's future.
First elected mayor of Fukuoka at 36
With youth and drive, he launched a new era for Fukuoka's city government.
Former TV newscaster
He ran the city with a broadcaster's gift for outreach and communication.
Four straight election wins
Building on experience and results, he drove Fukuoka's growth.
The opposite of success isn't failure—
it's not trying at all.
it's not trying at all.
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