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Matcha boom brings visitors to Yame but squeezes loose-leaf tea
Yame’s matcha boom is attracting overseas visitors while creating difficulties for businesses selling traditional loose-leaf tea. Foreign visitor stays in the city rose to 2.36 tim...
Yame Dam Hits Zero Storage After August Drought
Hyugami Dam in Yame, used mainly for agricultural water, fell to a storage rate of 0% on August 29. Kurogi in Yame recorded only 25.5 millimeters of rain in August, less than...
Yame Leads Kyushu in Foreign Tourism Growth
Yame City in southern Fukuoka Prefecture recorded the highest growth rate of foreign tourists in Kyushu in 2025, according to data released by Navitime...
Man Found Dead After Bamboo Grove Fire
A man was found dead after a fire, believed to have been caused by field burning, broke out in a bamboo grove in Yame City...
Probe Begins Into Fatal Plane Crash in Yame, Fukuoka
Following a small aircraft crash that killed three people in mountainous terrain in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, on 18 November...
Teen Escapes Police Custody in Yame, Fukuoka
A 15-year-old boy who was handcuffed and arrested for allegedly running a red light on a motorbike early on November 2 in Yame...
Yame Introduces Off-Grid Toilet Trailer
Yame City has introduced a new mobile toilet trailer designed for use in disaster zones where water and...
Traditional Tea-Rolling Contest Held In Yame
Ahead of the new tea season, Yame City in Fukuoka Prefecture hosted the 41st annual...
Daniel Inouye Museum Debuts in Yame, Honoring Japanese-American Senator
A new museum dedicated to Daniel Inouye, a notable Japanese-American who served as a U.S. Senator and contributed significantly to Japan-U.S. relations, has been inaugurated in...
Yame City Hosts First Tea Auction of the Year with Record Prices
In Yame City, one of Japan's premier tea-producing regions, the first new tea auction of the year was held at the Tea Trading Center on April 17. As tea picking reached its peak se...