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Jul 24, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka-Guam Direct Flights to End in October
United Airlines will end the direct flight service between Fukuoka and Guam on October 26, after 37 years. Despite this, flights from Osaka, Nagoya...
Jul 24, 2024 Local News
“BIZIA KOKURA” Office Building Opens in Kitakyushu
"BIZIA KOKURA," a 13-story office building in Kitakyushu's Kokurakita Ward, has completed its first phase. The building will house IT companies, including...
Jul 24, 2024 Local News
Toyota Production System Adopted for Education in Munakata
Munakata City has initiated Japan's first effort to incorporate the Toyota Production System (TPS) to improve the working conditions of educators. A meeting...
Jul 23, 2024 Local News
Man Arrested for Stalking and Vandalism in Omuta
A 47-year-old man from Omuta City was arrested for stalking a female coworker and vandalizing her car. The man is accused of smearing glue on her car windows, attaching women's und...
Jul 23, 2024 Local News
New Bridge Planned for Kanmon Strait: Shimonoseki-Kitakyushu Road Project Advances
A new Shimonoseki-Kitakyushu Road is planned for the Kanmon Strait, providing a third route between Honshu and Kyushu. The project includes a 2.2-kilometer suspension bridge, among...
Jul 23, 2024 Local News
Girl Foils Robbery in Fukuoka; Suspect Arrested
A self-proclaimed American man was arrested for attempting to snatch a backpack from an eight-year-old girl in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward. The girl successfully retrieved her bag and the ...
Jul 23, 2024 Local News
Attracting Western Tourists to “Western Golden Route”
Fukuoka and Kumamoto cities, along with 42 other municipalities and 156 private enterprises, have formed the "Western Golden Route Alliance" to promote tourism from Western countri...
Jul 23, 2024 Local News
Canal City Hakata East Building Redevelopment Plan Review
Fukuoka Jisho is reconsidering its redevelopment plans for the East Building of Canal City Hakata, potentially postponing its reconstruction. Originally planned for demolition and....
Jul 23, 2024 Event
Maebaru Yamakasa & Summer Festival
There is a Yamakasa festival in Itoshima too! The Maebaru Yamakasa (Hi-fuse Jizo and Oimatsu Shrine Summer Festival) features floats from nine districts parading energetically thro...
Jul 22, 2024 Event
Soundflat Fukuoka Bash
This Saturday (July 27th), German record label Soundflat Records will be holding a live music and DJ event at Public Space Yojigen. Soundflat Records has been releasing...
