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May 23, 2023 Local News
Digital Blackmail Drama: Teen Nabbed for Sordid Social Media Threat!
A high school student has been apprehended on May 22nd for allegedly blackmailing a woman by threatening to post an apologetic video of her, fully unclothed and kneeling, on social...
May 16, 2023 Local News
JR Kyushu Pioneers NFT Use in Railway Industry
Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and PRO Corporation are launching an industry-first project utilizing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The project, named 'JR Kyushu NFT', will operat...
Apr 26, 2023 Local News
Sea Cucumber Poaching: Fisherman’s Family in Hot Water!
A fisherman and his family have been caught in a slippery situation after being arrested for illegally hooking 620 kilograms of "black diamonds" – the luxury seafood delicacy, sea ...
Apr 20, 2023 Local News
Incel’s Soy Sauce Strike: Kimono Mayhem Unleashed in Kitakyushu
In a recent incident at the "Coming of Age Ceremony" in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, women wearing kimonos had them splashed with a mysterious black liquid. Investig...
Apr 19, 2023 Local News
Coast Guard Aircraft Emergency Landing: Instructor, Trainee Injured in Oita
On the morning of the 18th, a small Japan Coast Guard aircraft departing from Kitakyushu Airport for a training flight made an emergency landing in a field in Usa City, Oita Prefec...
Apr 19, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Airport Busts Gold Smuggling Attempt
A South Korean man, aged 28, was taken into custody for purportedly attempting to transport around 2 kilograms of gold by concealing it around his abdomen.The individual arrested o...
Apr 18, 2023 Local News
Elderly Rampage: 90-Year-Old Batters Woman with Cane in Kitakyushu
In a horrifying twist of events, a 90-year-old man was arrested in Kitakyushu City after brutally assaulting an 88-year-old woman with his cane! This shocking incident took place i...
Apr 18, 2023 Local News
Wisteria Vigilante Comes Clean, Apologizes
Well, folks, we have an update on the wisteria cutting incident at Maizuru Park in Fukuoka City. A man, apparently trying to be some sort of hero...
Apr 14, 2023 Local News
Sun’s Egg Mangoes Fetch Record-Breaking ¥600,000
The first auction of the season for the "Egg of the Sun," a premium brand of mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture, took place on April 13th, setting a record high price of ¥600,000 for...
Apr 13, 2023 Local News
Electric Trikes Tested at Kyushu University Campus
Kyushu University and QTnet, a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power (Fukuoka City), began a demonstration experiment with electric three-wheeled bikes at the Ito Campus (Fukuoka Cit...