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Apr 23, 2025 Local News
Kagoshima Eel Catch Hits 34-Year High
Kagoshima Prefecture’s glass eel catch reached about 2,492 kg this season, the highest since FY1990 and over...
Jul 30, 2024 Local News
No Anomalies Reported Before Yanagawa Helicopter Crash
The National Transportation Safety Committee has dispatched aviation accident investigators to Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, following a helicopter crash that killed two peopl...
Feb 7, 2024 Local News
Yanagawa Fire Department Faces Backlash Over Second DUI Incident
The Yanagawa City Fire Department apologized following the DUI arrest of firefighter Yuta Takada on February 6th, the second such case in a month...
Aug 18, 2023 Local News
Fatal Barbecue Incident at Yanagawa Beauty College Investigated
In May, a barbecue accident at Hollywood World Beauty College in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, injured four students and killed an 18-year-old. A committee of six experts was ...
Aug 9, 2023 Local News
Police Uncover Deplorable Pet Conditions; Breeder Arrested
A 74-year-old former breeder, Yoshie Yokoo, in Yanagawa City was arrested for allegedly violating animal...
Jun 9, 2023 Local News
Fatal Fire: Student Dies Following School BBQ Incident
On May 24, just before 1 PM, the fire department received a call about burn injuries from a barbecue at the Hollywood World Beauty School in Mitsuhashi Town, Yanagawa City. Accordi...
May 25, 2023 Local News
Smoke Alarm: Firefighter Caught with Cannabis Cache in Fukuoka
An alarm was raised not for a blaze but for blazing up, as a 22-year-old firefighter Jun Gohara from the Yanagawa City Fire Department in Fukuoka Prefecture got into hot water. He ...
May 24, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Defense Bureau Reassures Safety Amid Osprey Concerns
Officials from the Kyushu Defense Bureau visited Yanagawa city to discuss the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces' Osprey transport...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Yanagawa City To Provide High School Education and Housing For Ukraine Evacuees
Yanagawa High School announced it would accept about ten students from Ukraine. Taking advantage of its international course for exchange students, the school will provide special ...
Mar 7, 2022 Local News
Yanagawa Five Facility Sightseeing Passport Available Now
Enjoy sightseeing in Yanagawa City under the warm spring sun! The city’s March tourism passport combines a canal cruise and visits to five cultural facilities, including Yanagawa A...
