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May 25, 2023 Local News
Garbage Truck in Kitakyushu Collides with Car, Crashes into McDonald’s
In a shocking turn of events, a routine morning in Kitakyushu City's Yahatanishi Ward transformed into an accident scene on the 24th. A garbage truck, caught in a collision with a ...
May 25, 2023 Local News
Smoke Alarm: Firefighter Caught with Cannabis Cache in Fukuoka
An alarm was raised not for a blaze but for blazing up, as a 22-year-old firefighter Jun Gohara from the Yanagawa City Fire Department in Fukuoka Prefecture got into hot water. He ...
May 25, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Feels the Aloha: Hawaiian Festival Makes Waves
Resuming direct flights between Fukuoka and Hawaii, a Hawaiian Festival featuring popular local food and goods opened at the Hakata Hankyu store in Fukuoka City. The festival inclu...
May 24, 2023 Local News
Food Mischief Goes Viral, Pair Faces Prosecution
Two individuals in their twenties have been referred to prosecutors for disrupting business operations of the Udon noodle chain...
May 24, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Defense Bureau Reassures Safety Amid Osprey Concerns
Officials from the Kyushu Defense Bureau visited Yanagawa city to discuss the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces' Osprey transport...
May 23, 2023 Local News
Digital Blackmail Drama: Teen Nabbed for Sordid Social Media Threat!
A high school student has been apprehended on May 22nd for allegedly blackmailing a woman by threatening to post an apologetic video of her, fully unclothed and kneeling, on social...
May 23, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Follows FINA’s Decision, Disqualifies Certain Athletes
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has decided to prohibit athletes affiliated with Russian and Belarusian clubs from participating in the World Aquatics Masters Champion...
May 23, 2023 Local News
Finnish Game Mölkky Introduced to Okawa City’s Schools
The children of Okawa city, known for its woodworking, are being introduced to the Finland-originated wooden sport "Mölkky". The local Lions Club, in support of a city initiative t...
May 23, 2023 Local News
Cash Still King: BOJ Reveals New Banknotes in Fukuoka Amid Cashless Push
On May 22, ahead of the first redesign in 20 years, Japan's Fukuoka branch of the Bank of Japan revealed the new banknotes to the media. The revamped notes exhibit three new portra...
May 23, 2023 Local News
New JR Kyushu Station Opening Delayed to 2027
JR Kyushu, the Japanese rail company, has announced a two-year delay in the opening of a new station planned near the site of...
