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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...
Apr 11, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu’s High-speed Queen Beetle launches Hakata-Moji Route
The Queen Beetle, which was introduced as a high-speed vessel between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, but has been out of service due to the new coronavirus, began service on a rou...
Apr 8, 2022 Local News
Admittance of Skilled Foreigner Workers Resumed in Fukuoka
With the relaxation of border measures, acceptance of foreigners with specific skills has resumed. A company in Kitakyushu, which handles the long-term care business, has accepted....
Apr 6, 2022 Local News
Spring National Traffic Safety Campaign Begins Today
An event in Mojiko, Kitakyushu City was held on April 5 to launch the campaign. Police officers then departed on patrol in patrol cars and motorcycles, and police and volunteers ha...
Apr 6, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu City Teacher Arrested for Attempted Obscenity
A former teacher in Kitakyushu City was arrested on April 5 for attempting to commit an indecent act with a female student at the junior high school where he worked. According to.....
Mar 25, 2022 Local News
Tanga Market Seeks Tenants Post Redevelopment
The market seeks approximately fifty food-related businesses to locate shops inside the new commercial complex to be built on the site of the existing market. Pre-registration has ...
Mar 2, 2022 Local News
Local Map Maker Purchases Hotel Room Naming Rights
Kitakyushu-based map company, Zenrin Co., Ltd., acquired naming rights of some hotel rooms in Kokura, Kitakyushu. JR Kyushu Station Hotel Kokura and Zenrin collaboratively offer ‘C...
Feb 22, 2022 Local News
Drug Smuggling Into Fukuoka Shifts To Mail Services
The Moji Customs disclosed that most of the illegal drugs found last year involved international mail services. The report sites twelve cases of attempted importation of marijuana ...
Feb 15, 2022 Event
Mojiko Retro Hina Matsuri
Celebrate Girls’ Day at Mojiko Retro, the Meiji-era port town! Enjoy viewing the pretty, historical buildings and the hina doll displays at various locations throughout town: Meiji...