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Oct 28, 2022 Local News
Kurume Hairdresser Wins International Award
Kurume-based Noriyuki Mutaguchi won first prize at the 2022 OMC Hairworld competition. The international contest gathered some 700 professionals from around the world in Paris this...
Oct 27, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Busan High Speed Boat Service To Resume
The "Queen Beetle," a high-speed vessel connecting Fukuoka, Japan, and Busan, South Korea, which has been out of service due to the pandemic, will resume service on November 4. JR ...
Oct 27, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Councilor Member Questioned by Police
Wakako Horimoto, a city council member of Fukuoka City, was questioned by the police for distributing leaflets in the name of a former member of the House of Representatives, stati...
Oct 27, 2022 Local News
Kyushu’s Last Steam Locomotive To Be Decommissioned
JR Kyushu announced that the steam locomotive "SL Hitoyoshi," which runs between Tosu and Kumamoto Stations, will end its operation around March 2024 due to the aging of the steam ...
Oct 26, 2022 Local News
Cold Winter Forecasted for Northern Kyushu
On October 25, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a three-month forecast saying that northern Kyushu will likely experience a cold winter from December onward, with temperature...
Oct 26, 2022 Local News
Kyushu University Develops Comparative Vaccination Efficacy System
A group at Kyushu University has developed a system that can compare and verify the effects of vaccines and adverse reactions between vaccinated and unvaccinated people. The group ...
Oct 26, 2022 Local News
Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen After First Month
One month has passed since the opening of the West Kyushu Shinkansen. During this period, the average train occupancy rate was 33%. The Western Kyushu Shinkansen, which cost 620 bi...
Oct 26, 2022 Local News
Half Price Admission to Anpanman Museum
Anpanman Museum is offering half-price admission for the first time since the facility opened eight years ago. The ¥1,800 fee is discounted to...
Oct 26, 2022 Local News
Canadian Pension Invests in Fukuoka-based Renewable Energy
Canadian pension fund giant Quebec Savings and Investment Corporation (CDPQ) will invest 70 billion yen in renewable energy developer Shizen Energy (Fukuoka City). Pension funds an...
Oct 26, 2022 Local News
Softbank Hawks Draft High School Shortstop
At the Professional Baseball Draft on April 20, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks selected high school infielder Ihine Itsua as the first overall pick with the right to negotiate. Ikhine,...
