Fukuoka Becomes Japan’s Fifth Largest City (FUKUOKA NOW 18-Feb-2016)

Based on preliminary results from last October’s census, Fukuoka, with a population of 1,542,857 (as of Jan. 2016), has entered the ranks of top five designated cities by size, joining Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo. Fukuoka ranked number one in Japan for the amount of population added (+68,176) and rate of increase (+4.7%).

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