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Mar 7, 2025 Event
28th Ai Ai Deai Festival – Den・Den・DEN
One of Japan’s largest—and among the world’s largest—festivals dedicated to Kurume Kasuri, this event brings together 25 exhibitors...
Feb 26, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Company Ordered to Repay ¥1 Billion in COVID-19 Fraud
The Fukuoka Labor Bureau has ordered Arcadia, a Kurume-based wedding hall operator, to repay over...
Feb 21, 2025 Local News
Kurume City and 7-Eleven Partner to Support Elderly and Promote Local Products
Kurume City has signed an agreement with 7-Eleven Japan to collaborate on elderly support initiatives and...
Feb 18, 2025 Local News
Kurume Population Drops Below 300,000 for First Time
Kurume City’s population fell to 299,663 as of February 1, marking the first time it has dropped below 300,000 since...
Feb 7, 2025 Local News
Kurume to Raise School Lunch Fees
Kurume City will raise school lunch fees for elementary and junior high students starting in April due to...
Feb 4, 2025 Event
31st Jojima Sake Festival & Brewery Hopping
Blessed with the abundant waters of the Chikugo River, pristine Chikugo rice, fragrant Hita cedar...
Feb 4, 2025 Local News
Former Kurume Company President and Four Others Arrested for COVID-19 Subsidy Fraud
The former president of a company operating wedding venues in Kurume City and four others have been arrested on...
Dec 12, 2024 Event
Daizenji Oniyo Fire Festival
This 1,600-year-old tsuina (ceremony to exorcise evil spirits) is one of Japan’s three main fire festivals...
Nov 26, 2024 Local News
Kurume Emergency Inspection Finds Degraded School Equipment
Following an accident at a Kurume elementary school where a child fell from a rusty metal structure and suffered a spinal injury...
Nov 26, 2024 Local News
ICT Enhancements to Reduce Teacher Workloads in Kurume
Kurume City plans to further reduce the workloads of teachers by utilizing ICT. Mayor Haraguchi announced initiatives such as...
