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Dec 9, 2025 Local News
New Saturday Morning Running Event
A new, internationally friendly community event has launched along the Muromi River...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Court Convicts Woman for Food Tampering
A 70-year-old woman received a suspended sentence from the Fukuoka District Court for inserting stapler pins into yogurt and...
Jun 10, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Students Promote Bike Lock Safety
On June 9, designated as “Lock Day,” a theft prevention campaign was held at Seinan Gakuin University in...
May 15, 2025 Local News
Seinan Gakuin Professor Arrested Again for Bag Assault
In an update to a previously reported case, 59-year-old associate professor Shino Hiraki of Seinan Gakuin University has been arrested...
Apr 3, 2025 Local News
Professor Arrested After Hitting Student with Bag in Fukuoka
A 59-year-old associate professor at Seinan Gakuin University, Shinno Hiraki, was arrested in Fukuoka City's Sawara Ward on...
Aug 20, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka City Bus Accident Kills Two Sisters
In a tragic accident on August 18 in Fukuoka City's Sawara Ward, a bus collided with a compact car, resulting in the deaths of two young sisters, aged 7 and 5...
Jul 17, 2024 Local News
Indonesian Trainee Arrested for Robbery and Assault in Fukuoka
On the night of July 15, an Indonesian technical trainee was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman and stealing her wallet in a residential area of Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City...
May 28, 2024 Local News
Monkey Sighting in Fukuoka Residential Area, Boy Injured
On the afternoon of the 26th, a monkey appeared in a residential area of Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City, scratching a young boy and...
Feb 14, 2024 Local News
Emu Sightings Stir Curiosity in Fukuoka
An emu, a large bird second in size only to the ostrich, has been spotted multiple times between February 10 and 13 in Aburayama, Fukuoka City. The first report came from a 62-year...
Dec 13, 2023 Local News
Fatal Collision at Fukuoka’s Bento Shop
Around 2:30 PM on the 11th, two cars collided at an intersection in Sawara Ward, Fukuoka, causing one to crash into a roadside bento shop. An elderly man waiting outside the shop w...
