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Feb 28, 2024 Local News
Clampdown on Misleading Solar Panel Sales Claims in Fukuoka
The Consumer Affairs Agency has issued orders to two Fukuoka-based companies, NJ-ENEX and Anshinrai Home, for misleading representations in solar panel sales. These companies...
Feb 28, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka’s Fiscal Prosperity: Record Tax Revenue and Urban Development
Fukuoka City is poised to break new ground with its municipal tax revenue expected to exceed ¥370 billion in fiscal 2024, a testament to robust population growth and...
Feb 28, 2024 Local News
Academic Venture Set to Revitalize Historic Tanga Market
Kitakyushu City University plans to open its Information Innovation Faculty within the redeveloped Tanga Market, aiming to rejuvenate the historic site with youthful energy...
Feb 27, 2024 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Considers Business Casual Dress Code
Nishi-Nippon City Bank is contemplating the introduction of a "business casual" dress code for its employees starting in the 2024 fiscal year. The move aims to foster...
Feb 27, 2024 Local News
Kyushu University Reports on Efforts to Boost Blue Carbon
A research group from Kyushu University has announced findings from their study on seaweed beds in Okagaki Town, aimed at increasing the absorption of carbon dioxide...
Feb 27, 2024 Local News
Tragic Choking Incident at Miyama Elementary School
A first-grade boy tragically lost his life after choking on his lunch at an elementary school in Miyama City on the afternoon of February 26. It is believed that the...
Feb 22, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Shock: Singapore Firm’s Executives Arrested
Four executives of the Singapore-based company, Sky Premium International, were arrested under suspicion of violating Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act by...
Feb 22, 2024 Local News
Nishitetsu Announces Largest Cafeteria in Tenjin
Nishi-Nippon Railroad, in collaboration with local Italian restaurant operator Ringrazie, is set to open Kyushu's largest cafeteria in the heart of Fukuoka's Tenjin...
Feb 22, 2024 Local News
Nishitetsu Moves HQ Back to Tenjin
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) has announced the relocation of its headquarters back to Tenjin, Fukuoka City, in the spring of next year, marking a return after a six-year...
Feb 22, 2024 Local News
UNESCO Advisory Body Inspects Remnants of Historical Moji Station
Members of ICOMOS, an advisory body to UNESCO, have inspected remnants believed to be of the historic Moji Station from the Meiji era located in Kitakyushu City...
