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Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Assembly Replaces Gold Badges to Cut Costs
Amid soaring gold prices, the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly will switch from 18-karat gold badges to gold-plated versions starting with...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Kyushu University, City Discuss Ito and Hakozaki Plans
Fukuoka City Council’s Kyushu University Relocation and Site Measures Committee met on October 14 to discuss progress since...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Court Convicts Woman for Food Tampering
A 70-year-old woman received a suspended sentence from the Fukuoka District Court for inserting stapler pins into yogurt and...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Hakata Daimaru Reports ¥140M Loss as Inbound Sales Fall
Hakata Daimaru posted a net loss of ¥140 million for March–August 2025, compared with a ¥368 million profit a year earlier...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Stadium City Hotel Nagasaki Opens ¥1.5M Royal Suite
Stadium City Hotel Nagasaki has begun accepting reservations for its new “Royal Suite,” priced at ¥1.5 million per night...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Surge in HQ Relocations to Fukuoka in FY2024
Tokyo Shoko Research’s Fukuoka Branch reports that in FY2024, 456 companies relocated headquarters or core HQ functions to Fukuoka from...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Nagasaki Governor Oishi to Seek Second Term
Nagasaki Governor Kengo Oishi, 43, announced on October 10 that he will run for re-election in the February 2026 gubernatorial race...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
OpenAI Japan CEO Highlights Startup Support in Fukuoka
At a startup support event hosted by Fukuoka Financial Group on October 10, OpenAI Japan President Tadao Nagasaki announced...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Teacher Arrested Over Forged License in Fukuoka
A 66-year-old teaching assistant, Masahito Kondo, was arrested on October 13 for allegedly submitting a forged copy of a teaching...
Oct 14, 2025 Local News
Kyushu Regional Exports Rise in August
According to preliminary trade statistics released by Moji Customs, exports from the Kyushu economic zone...
