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May 18, 2022 Local News
Train Driver Caught Playing Smartphone Game While Driving
A driver in his 20s was found to have been playing games on his smartphone several times while driving a local train on the JR Chikuho Main Line yesterday. According to JR Kyushu.....
May 17, 2022 Local News
Bus Driver Arrested for Public Indecency on Train
A Nishitetsu bus driver was arrested for exposing his lower body on a JR train. The man denies the charge. The suspect, a 53-year-old bus driver, was arrested on suspicion of publi...
May 13, 2022 Local News
Unemployed Man Nabbed For Painting Theft at Mojiko Station
According to police, an unemployed 67-year-old man in Mojiko Ward, Kitakyushu City, is suspected of stealing one of the paintings from an art exhibition held at JR Mojiko Station. ...
May 9, 2022 Event
Fukuoka Cocktail 7 Days
Spun off from a craft cocktail festival enjoyed at bars started in Tokyo in 2017, 40 bars will participate in the long-awaited Fukuoka event. Each bar will offer original cocktail...
Apr 29, 2022 Event
Anison FantastiQ Fireworks
The spectacular Great Sky Art, known for its integration of music and fireworks, will be held in Kitakyushu City for the first time on May 21. The Kitakyushu edition will...
Apr 26, 2022 Local News
New Outlet Mall To Open on Former Space World Site
The Outlets Kitakyushu will open on the site of the former Space World in Kitakyushu City on April 28 as one of the largest outlet stores in Kyushu, with approximately...
Apr 20, 2022 Local News
City of Peace Museum Opens in Kitakyushu City
A new museum to pass on the story of war and peace opened in Kitakyushu City on March 19. Mayor Kitahashi and war veterans attended the opening ceremony to celebrate the opening...
Apr 19, 2022 Local News
Ordinance To Prohibit Touting in Designated Areas of Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City has compiled the outline of an ordinance to prohibit touting outside of restaurants and other establishments in the area around JR Kokura Station. According to Kita...
Apr 19, 2022 Local News
Large Fire at Tanga Market in Kitakyushu
In the early morning of the 19th, a fire broke out at Tanga Market in Kitakyushu City, destroying 42 stores, but no injuries were reported. According to the fire department, smoke ...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Doubles Profit in One Year
Yaskawa Electric Corporation’s annual profit for the fiscal period ending in February hit a new record high. Its net income reached ¥38.3 billion, almost twice as much as that prev...
