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Mar 14, 2025 Local News
Two Men Arrested for Drug Sales via Social Media in Kitakyushu
Two 23-year-old men from Kitakyushu’s Kokurakita Ward have been arrested and indicted for possession of cannabis and...
Mar 14, 2025 Local News
New Anime Studio Launched in Kitakyushu
A new anime production company, SO-DO Creative, has been established in Kitakyushu’s Kokurakita Ward. The studio aims to produce various content...
Mar 14, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Castle to Undergo First Academic Excavation in June
Fukuoka City will begin its first academic excavation of the tenshudai (main keep foundation) at the Fukuoka Castle ruins in June...
Mar 13, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Condo Sales Drop 18% Amid Price Surge
Sales of newly built condominiums in Fukuoka Prefecture fell by 18% in 2024, marking a sharp downturn driven by...
Mar 13, 2025 Local News
15-Year-Old Arrested for Attempted Murder in Yukuhashi Ice Pick Attack
A 15-year-old junior high school student was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly attacking a 16-year-old female friend with...
Mar 13, 2025 Local News
Kyushu and Keidanren Join Forces to Promote “New Silicon Island” Vision
The Kyushu Economic Federation (Kyukeiren) and the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) have agreed to collaborate on advancing...
Mar 12, 2025 Local News
Vietnamese Trainee Convicted in Stillbirth Case, Sparks Human Rights Concerns
A 21-year-old Vietnamese technical trainee has been convicted by the Fukuoka District Court for abandoning the body of a stillborn infant...
Mar 12, 2025 Local News
Record 1,200 Foreign Students Attend Fukuoka Job Fair
A record 1,200 foreign students attended a job fair in Fukuoka targeting 2026 graduates from local universities and vocational schools...
Mar 12, 2025 Local News
Shiomi Yagura to Open March 17 After Full Restoration
Fukuoka City has completed the restoration of the historical Shiomi Yagura, which will open to the public on March 17 at 10:00 a.m....
Mar 12, 2025 Local News
Hakata Station Introduces Digital Queue System on March 20
JR West will implement the "matoca" digital queue system at Hakata Station’s Midori-no-Madoguchi counters starting March 20...
