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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
Foreign Visitor Numbers to Kyushu Near Record High in January
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau announced that the number of foreign visitors to Kyushu in January reached approximately 339,650, excluding cruise ship passengers...
Feb 27, 2024 Local News
Daihatsu Kyushu Resumes Production After Two-Month Suspension
Daihatsu Kyushu in Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture, has resumed production of ten car models on February 26, following a two-month halt due to a certification misconduct...
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
Kyushu and Okinawa’s Economy Steadily Recovering
The Bank of Japan's Fukuoka Branch has retained its assessment that the economy of Kyushu and Okinawa is "steadily recovering," amidst ongoing consumer spending recovery and...
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...