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May 16, 2025 Local News
¥100 Breakfasts for Students in Kitakyushu
The University of Kitakyushu is running a special initiative this week to provide students with breakfast for just...
May 16, 2025 Local News
Whooping Cough Cases Near Record in Fukuoka
Reported cases of whooping cough in Fukuoka Prefecture reached 110 in the week ending May 11, bringing the total for...
May 15, 2025 Local News
Tenjin Office Vacancy Hits 11-Year High
Fukuoka’s central business district recorded an office vacancy rate of 5.43% in April, up for the second straight month and...
May 15, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Launches Startup Hub in Tenjin
Fukuoka Prefecture has launched its first startup support hub, "Global Connect Fukuoka," inside the One Fukuoka Building in Tenjin...
May 15, 2025 Local News
Seinan Gakuin Professor Arrested Again for Bag Assault
In an update to a previously reported case, 59-year-old associate professor Shino Hiraki of Seinan Gakuin University has been arrested...
May 14, 2025 Local News
Hakata Hankyu To Undergo ¥4.2B Upgrade
Retail giant H2O Retailing will invest ¥4.2 billion in a major renovation of Hakata Hankyu, focusing on...
May 14, 2025 Local News
New Garden Coming To Fukuoka Botanical Garden
Fukuoka City has announced a new “Entrance Garden” will open at the Fukuoka Botanical Garden in March 2026...
May 14, 2025 Local News
Kōrokan Restoration Starts This Summer
Fukuoka City will begin restoring the historic Kōrokan guesthouse site this summer, aiming to...
May 14, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka To Trial 5-Year-Old Health Checks
Fukuoka City will begin trial health checks for five-year-olds starting in June, aiming to...
May 14, 2025 Event
Tobiume Picking Ritual at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
The ritual revolves around the “Tobiume (flying plum tree),” a tree believed to have flown overnight from...
