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Kitakyushu to test an autonomous inspection robot on public streets
Kitakyushu announced a public-road trial of an autonomous AI robot on Oct. 29. A startup based in Moji Ward developed the robot. Testing will take place along approximately four ki...
School-route patrols planned after Kokura stabbing
Police and other personnel will monitor routes to and from every elementary school in Kitakyushu’s Kokurakita Ward from Oct. 27 following a street stabbing. The patrols follow an a...
Kitakyushu Airport to gain extra Taipei and Seoul flights
Airlines serving Kitakyushu Airport have announced additional international flights around the 2027 Lunar New Year holiday. StarFlyer will increase its Taipei service from three ro...
Original Tetsunabe gyoza operator enters bankruptcy
The Kokura branch of Fukuoka District Court began bankruptcy proceedings on Oct. 2 for the company that operated Honten Tetsunabe, the Kitakyushu restaurant credited with originati...
Kitakyushu records its highest overnight visitor total
Kitakyushu recorded an estimated 2.345 million overnight visitors in 2025, up 23.9% from the previous year and its highest total to date. Overall tourist numbers rose 22.6% to 10.2...
Kitakyushu names new mascots Happy and Charmy
Kitakyushu announced Happy and Charmy as the names of its two new city mascots on Oct. 19, 2026. Designed by Susumu Matsushita, they are presented as the children of Space World’s....
Kitakyushu plans resident talks as data-center construction is delayed
Kitakyushu will establish a council bringing together residents, the developer and city officials to discuss a proposed data center in Wakamatsu Ward. Mayor Takeuchi announced the ...
American Man Rearrested Over Alleged Indecent Exposure
According to a report by RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, police in Kitakyushu have rearrested a 42-year-old American national living in Yahatanishi Ward on suspicion of public indecency...
Kitakyushu Airport tests fuel made with used cooking oil
StarFlyer is testing B5 biodiesel in ground vehicles at Kitakyushu Airport through February 2027. The fuel blends regular diesel with 5% biodiesel made from used cooking oil collec...
Kitakyushu forms council to pursue backup-capital designation
Kitakyushu’s administration and city assembly held the first meeting of a council pursuing designation as a backup capital for major disasters. The city is working with Fukuoka...