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Sep 22, 2022 Local News
Nishitetsu Kurume Station To Be Renovated
Nishitetsu announced on Sep. 21 that the Kurume Station building, which also houses the bus center, will be completely renovated for the first time in 40 years. According to Nishit...
Sep 18, 2022 Local News
Typhoon No. 14 Update – as of Sep. 18 AM
The large and very strong Typhoon No. 14 is moving northward, rolling parts of the Amami, Tanegashima, and Yakushima regions into its storm zone, and is likely to come very close t...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Miyazaki Beef Bows Out of Beef Competition
Miyazaki Prefecture bowed out of a competition known as the Olympics of wagyu. The cow, ‘Morihiro-sakura,’ failed to get all the vaccinations required to join the competition. The ...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu’s New Sightseeing Train the Futatsuboshi 4047 Ready to Roll
The Futatsuboshi 4047, which was unveiled on Sep. 15, will ride through Saga and Nagasaki, and make its debut on Sep. 23, the same day as the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome. The in...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Businesses and Local Residents Participate in Hakata Station Area Cleanup
A cleanup activity was held for the 30th time around the Hakata Exit of Hakata Station around 8:00 a.m. on Sep. 15. It was attended by about 300 people from nearby businesses and r...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Dental University Discovers Connection Between Periodontal Disease and Intestinal Bacteria
A group of researchers at Fukuoka Dental College identified intestinal bacteria as a critical cause of periodontitis. Professor Yoshihiko Tanaka, Junichi Nagao, and other team memb...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Kyushu Companies Working On SDGs Programs
According to a recent survey, approximately one-fourth of companies in Kyushu and Okinawa understand the meaning of the SDGs and are working on them as of 2022. The latest survey c...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Promotional For Breast Cancer Checkups Amongst Young
Fukuoka Prefecture and eight local university students are running the ‘C Project’ to improve cancer screening rates for young people. Prefectural screening rates for breast and ce...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka University New Program Involves Pro Sport Teams
Fukuoka University has developed a new social framework to promote sports. The academia-industry-government collaborative program creates opportunities for local elementary and jun...
Sep 15, 2022 Local News
Typhoon No. 14 Approaching Kyushu
Typhoon No. 14 is moving westward over the sea south of Japan and is likely to soon approach Okinawa/Amami and Kyushu. Please pay attention to the latest information as it coincide...