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Jul 1, 2022 Local News
Kyudai Associate Professor Received Knighthood
Shutaro Takeda, a 33-year-old associate professor at Kyushu University, received his knighthood from the Knights of Malta. The international organization with more than 900 years o...
Jun 29, 2022 Local News
Karatsu-born Singer-songwriter Kenichi Yamasaki To Perform in London
Kenichi Yamasaki is a bright, charismatic, soccer-loving 28-year-old singer-songwriter born in Karatsu, Saga. He taught himself keyboards and guitar, and six years ago, his career ...
Jun 29, 2022 Local News
Hoshino Resort’s Urban Brand “OMO” Coming To Kyushu
OMO is an experiential hotel brand that proposes not only lodging but also activities to enjoy the city together with the local community, and this is the first entry into Kyushu. ...
Jun 29, 2022 Local News
SoftBank Hawks Baseball Hit With C19 Infections – Game Canceled
SoftBank Hawks, Fukuoka’s professional baseball team, announced that five players, including pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada, a coach, and two staff members, have been infected with the new ...
Jun 29, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Police and Fukuoka Institute of Technology Agree to Cooperate in Cyber Crime
On June 28, Fukuoka Prefectural Police signed a cooperation agreement with Fukuoka Institute of Technology in Fukuoka City, which is engaged in cyber security research, to strength...
Jun 28, 2022 Local News
Rainy Season Over in Northern Kyushu – Shortest Ever
The Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory announced at 11:00 a.m. on June 28 that the rainy season had ended in northern Kyushu. This is the earliest end of the rainy season ...
Jun 28, 2022 Local News
Kyushu Power Asks Public To Reduce Use of Electricity
Kyushu Electric Power asks customers to reduce summertime electricity use for the first time in seven years. Kyuden anticipates that electricity demand may reach the capacity due t...
Jun 27, 2022 Local News
Direct Express Bus Service From Tenjin to Itoshima Starts
In addition to the current Showa Bus Nishinoura Route, which departs from JR Kyushu University Gakkentoshi Station, a new West Coast Liner will begin service on July 21, 2022, dire...
Jun 27, 2022 Local News
Kumamoto, Asakura and Kokura Summer Festivals Return
Summer festivals are returning to Kyushu in the third year of dealing with the new coronavirus pandemic. In July, Kokura Gion Daiko in Kitakyushu City resumes its 400 years of trad...
Jun 24, 2022 Local News
Debris Removed From Fire at Kitakyushu City’s Tanga Market
On June 23, workers began clearing debris from the fire that broke out at Kitakyushu City's Tanga Market in April of this year. More than two months after the fire, which destroyed...