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Feb 9, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu City Opens Online Agriculture and Fishery Festival
Kitakyushu City’s ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Festival’ will be held online until Feb. 28. The annual festival to sell and promote local specialties and fresh produce was sc...
Feb 2, 2021 Local News
Large Scale Coworking Space opens Near Kokura Station
Atomica, one of the largest coworking spaces in Kyushu, opened in front of Kokura Station on Feb. 1. Located on the seventh floor of ‘I’m Shopping Mall,’ the 770 square-meter offic...
Jan 22, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu City Fights Back Against C19 Discrimination
Kitakyushu City released an animation clip to discourage new coronavirus-linked discrimination. Biased views and maltreatment of infected people remain a nationwide issue, and the ...
Jan 22, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu Air Cargo To Double Volume
Kitakyushu Airport intends to double its cargo facilities within fiscal 2021. While the new coronavirus's impact has suspended its international passenger businesses, the volume of...
Jan 18, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu-based Toto Unveils Advanced Concept Toilet at CES in USA
Toto Ltd. unveiled its concept ‘Wellness Toilet,’ at one of the world’s largest tech events. During the first online edition of CES, the Kitakyushu-based manufacturer presented som...
Jan 8, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Institute of Technology Lab Opens inside Yaskawa Denki
In March 2021, Yaskawa Electric Corporation will establish the Yaskawa Technology Center, including a robotic laboratory for students of Kyushu Institute of Technology. The new R&D...
Dec 25, 2020 Local News
Yaskawa Electric to Build New R&D Center
Yaskawa Electric will open a new R&D facility called the Yaskawa Technology Center in March 2021. The center will be housed in a new building to be built next to its head office an...
Dec 24, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu City Reassures Public of Hospital Safety
On Dec. 21, Kitakyushu City Hospital Organization reported the results of the new coronavirus antibody tests conducted between July to October 2020 on local medical workers. Accord...
Dec 14, 2020 Local News
Increasing Occurances of Clusters in Kitakyushu
On Dec. 11, Fukuoka Prefecture reported 122 new cases of the new coronavirus infection. Fifty-eight of them were found in Kitakyushu City, including eleven students at...
Nov 24, 2020 Local News
Wires Cut At Seasonal Kokura Illumination
Electrical cables used in the ‘Kokura Illumination’ light-up event were found cut at sixteen places. According to Kitakyushu City, the first five cuts were found on Nov. 16 in fron...
