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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 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 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...
Jul 21, 2022 Local News
Increasing Number of With-pet Evacuation Facilities in Kyushu
Pet-friendly emergency shelters are becoming available in some municipalities in Kyushu. Kurume Cycle Family Park accepts with-pet evacuees while alert level 3 or above is in effec...
May 27, 2022 Local News
Construction of Shiseido’s Newest Factory Completed in Kurume
Shiseido, a major cosmetics manufacturer, has completed the construction of a new factory in Kurume City. Shiseido's mainstay products, such as Aqua Label and Elixir, will be manuf...
May 18, 2022 Local News
Kurume City Company Develops AI Robot for Strawberry Picking
A company in Kurume City has developed a robot that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to harvest strawberries automatically. The box-shaped robot is on wheels, and it automatically...
Apr 15, 2022 Local News
Demand For Rubber Gloves For Robots Increasing
Demand for the world’s first rubber gloves for robots produced by a Kurume-based manufacturer, Towa Corporation, is increasing. ‘ROBO Glove’ was developed three years ago to improv...
Mar 17, 2022 Local News
Kurume-ori Rebranded As Chikugo-ori
A new branding project for Kurume-ori textile was launched. A group of craftsmen and designers in the Chikugo region announced the rebranding of the traditional textile as Chikugo-...
