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Feb 21, 2023 Local News
UPS Japan Launches International Cargo Flights at Kitakyushu Airport
On February 20th, UPS Japan, the Japanese arm of the American logistics giant with a network in over 220 countries and regions, launched regular international cargo flights from Ki...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Kitakyushu City Signs Agreement to Build New Fluorine Compound Factory
Three companies, including a trading company and a Mexican fluorine-related company, have successfully signed an agreement with the city of Kitakyushu to build a new factory produc...
Feb 6, 2023 Local News
Former Bureaucrat Kazuhisa Takeuchi Elected as Kitakyushu Mayor in Four-Way Race
The Kitakyushu mayoral election was a four-way race among four newcomers after incumbent Mayor Kenji Kitahashi announced his retirement after serving four terms and 16 years. Takeu...
Feb 3, 2023 Local News
Dolphins Make a Splash at River Mouth in Kitakyushu
A school of dolphins was spotted at the mouth of the Sakai River in Kitakyushu City, Japan, on February 2nd. According to experts, the dolphins are likely either bottlenose or sout...
Feb 1, 2023 Local News
Star Flyer Reports First Profit in Three Years
Kitakyushu-based airline, Star Flyer, announced its non-consolidated financial results for the April-December period. The company recorded a loss of JPY 800 million, a significant ...
Jan 23, 2023 Event
Mitsuaki Iwago’s World “Cats” Travelogue Photo Exhibition
A photo exhibition of the popular TV program "Mitsuaki Iwago's World Cat Walk," in which animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago films cats from around the world. The exhibition will fe...
Jan 18, 2023 Event
Mekari Shinji Harvest Festival
The origin of The Mekari Shinji ritual is linked to the time when Empress Jingu (approx. 200 A.C.) sent Azumiisora-no-kami (god of the sea) to the waters before the battle against ...
Dec 9, 2022 Event
Kitakyushu International Manga Festival 2022
The annual manga festival is held every winter with the theme of international cultural exchange through manga. The main program of this year's festival, the seventh in the series....
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
Matsuda Sangyo to Build New Plant in Kitakyushu
Matsuda Sangyo, a recycler of precious metals, will build a new plant in Kitakyushu City, its first in Kyushu. Construction will begin in fiscal 2023 on a roughly 60,000 m2 site in...
Dec 2, 2022 Event
Mojiko Grand Market
One of the largest outdoor market events in Kyushu, held twice a year in the Mojiko Retro district, where historical buildings from the Meiji to Showa periods still remain. More th...
