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Mar 8, 2023 Local News
South Korean Tourist Bus Catches Fire on Kyushu Expressway
On the morning of March 6th, a tourist bus traveling on the Kyushu Expressway in Kurume City caught fire and burned fiercely. The bus was carrying 26 passengers and crew members, a...
Feb 28, 2023 Local News
Elementary School Teacher in Kurume Removes Chairs from Students, Sparks Outrage
It has been revealed that a female teacher in charge of first-grade students at a Kurume City elementary school has been conducting inappropriate instruction, such as taking away c...
Feb 9, 2023 Event
29th Jojima Sake Festival & Brewery Hopping
The abundant waters of Chikugo River as well as the large grain rice and fragrant Hita cedar trees in the Jojima area make it an excellent place for brewing sake. Even today, many ...
Jan 17, 2023 Local News
Chikuho Bank and Others Collaborate on JR Kyudai Main Line
Chikuho Bank, Oita Prefectural Credit Union (Oita City), and JR Kyushu signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement on January 12 to revitalize the local economy and increase compe...
Nov 14, 2022 Event
Jojima Sake Brewery Walk
The town of Jojima is well-known for their sake (rice wine). Ride the free shuttle bus from Daizenji Sta. and then tour six breweries. (Ikegame, Chikuhi no Homare, Hana no Tsuyu, H...
Nov 10, 2022 Local News
Nepalese Convenience Store Employee Thwarts Scam
A letter of appreciation was presented by the police to a Nepalese convenience store clerk for preventing a phony phone scam. Sapkota Salik Ram, 30, has been in Japan for 10 years....
Oct 28, 2022 Local News
Kurume Hairdresser Wins International Award
Kurume-based Noriyuki Mutaguchi won first prize at the 2022 OMC Hairworld competition. The international contest gathered some 700 professionals from around the world in Paris this...
Oct 24, 2022 Event
Pamilya – Directed by Takuya Murakawa
A theatrical production re-enacts the daily life of a nursing facility in Chikugo. What surfaces from the site of care work and its story? At the Kurume City Plaza, we select and i...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
Marijuana Seized in the Mountains of Fukuoka
A 28-year-old company executive was arrested for cultivating marijuana plants for profit in the mountains of Kurume City. The number of marijuana plants numbered 568, the largest n...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Vaccine Manufacturing Base To Be Established in Kurume City
A Tokyo-based venture company involved in clinical trials of a vaccine for the new coronavirus will establish a vaccine manufacturing base in...
