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Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu City and IBM Japan Sign Cooperative Agreement to Establish IBM Regional DX Center
IBM Japan concluded a cooperative agreement with Kitakyushu City that covers the promotion of DX and job creation in the region as well as activities to attract companies to the ci...
Sep 29, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka-based VC GxPartners Announces Second Target Funding
Fukuoka-based venture capital, GxPartners, aims to raise a ¥30 billion fund to support innovative businesses. The second edition of Kyushu Open Innovation Fund partners with FFG Ve...
Sep 29, 2022 Local News
Bomb Threat to Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Facility Causes Temporary Suspension
According to JR Kyushu, yesterday morning, several municipalities along the West Kyushu Shinkansen line received an e-mail stating that a bomb had been planted at several facilitie...
Sep 28, 2022 Local News
Mentaiko Industry Challenged as Relations With Russia Remain Strained
Fukuoka’s mentaiko producers face hardship as they continue to import Russian cod roe. Despite the severely strained relations with Russia and the significant impact of recent exch...
Sep 28, 2022 Local News
Asakura Mountain Bike Park Opens
A mountain bike race will take place in Asakura City on October 8 to mark the opening of Asakura Mountain Bike Park. The endurance race seeks 100 participants who will...
Sep 28, 2022 Local News
Remote Island Experiments Using Only Additive-Free Soap
An experiment was conducted on a remote island in Munakata City, where people were asked to use only additive-free soap for bathing and washing clothes. As a result, the water disc...
Sep 28, 2022 Local News
Police Demonstrate System Video 110 Reporting
A demonstration was held at the Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in preparation for the nationwide trial of a new system that will send video footage of the scene when a 110...
Sep 28, 2022 Local News
Kyushu Institute of Technology Raises Flag of Condolence – Kyushu University and Fukkyo University Do Not
The response to the national funeral of former Prime Minister Abe was divided among national universities in Fukuoka Prefecture, with Kyushu Institute of Technology raising a flag ...
Sep 28, 2022 Local News
Omicron Vaccinations Begin in Fukuoka City
The vaccine is available to those who have received the second dose of the conventional vaccine and at least five months have passed since the last vaccination. Fukuoka City will b...
Sep 27, 2022 Local News
24-meter-long Forest Xylophone is on Display in Tenjin
A giant xylophone made of thinned wood from Kama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is on display in Fukuoka City inside ACROS Fukuoka in Tenjin. The giant xylophone was created ten years a...
