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Sep 5, 2024 Local News
High School Bullying Case Reaches Settlement with One Senior Student
In the case of a high school boy's suicide three years ago due to alleged bullying, the bereaved family has reached a settlement with one of the four senior students being sued for...
Sep 5, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka City Subway Launches AI-Based System to Detect Abnormalities
Fukuoka City Subway has begun a pilot program using AI and surveillance cameras to automatically detect abnormalities in station premises. The experiment...
Sep 5, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Civic Hall to Open in March 2025 with Inaugural Concert
The new Fukuoka Civic Hall is set to officially open on Friday, March 28, 2025. The opening ceremony will feature an inaugural performance by renowned Japanese artist MISIA...
Sep 5, 2024 Local News
Nishitetsu to Raise Bus Fares in Kurume and Saga from February
Nishitetsu Group has announced plans to increase bus fares in Kurume and Saga starting February next year. The fare hike, the first in 26 years excluding tax adjustments...
Sep 5, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Aims to Become International Hub for Volleyball Promotion
Fukuoka Prefecture has signed an agreement with the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), the Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association, and the Japan Volleyball Association...
Sep 4, 2024 Local News
Ishigaki Island Uses AI Cameras to Boost Sports Tourism
Ishigaki City, Okinawa, is leveraging AI cameras for automatic filming and streaming of sports events to attract more tournaments and training camps, overcoming transportation chal...
Sep 4, 2024 Local News
Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuit Set for December
The second trial in a lawsuit by three same-sex couples from Fukuoka and Kumamoto, arguing that Japan's prohibition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, concluded...
Sep 4, 2024 Local News
Canal City Jewelry Theft Losses Estimated at Over ¥62 Million
The total loss from a series of thefts involving a suspect arrested for stealing ¥27 million worth of jewelry from a store in Canal City Hakata, Fukuoka, may exceed ¥62...
Sep 4, 2024 Local News
Record-Breaking August Temperatures in Fukuoka
This summer's intense heat resulted in record-breaking average temperatures across all of Fukuoka Prefecture in August, with Fukuoka City recording an average of 30.5°C...
Sep 4, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Man Loses ¥180 Million in SNS Investment Scam
A man in his 70s from Fukuoka City was defrauded of approximately ¥180 million after being lured into a fake investment scheme by a person he met on social media...
