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Feb 4, 2025 Local News
Beppu City Considers Implementing Lodging Tax
Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, has begun discussions on introducing a lodging tax to secure stable funding for...

Feb 4, 2025 Local News
Face Records to Open First Kyushu Store
Face Records, a Tokyo-based analog record specialty store, will open its first Kyushu location...

Feb 4, 2025 Local News
Former Kurume Company President and Four Others Arrested for COVID-19 Subsidy Fraud
The former president of a company operating wedding venues in Kurume City and four others have been arrested on...

Feb 4, 2025 Local News
Snow Impact on Transportation in Fukuoka and Saga (Updated)
As of 7:30 AM on February 4, some route bus services have been suspended due to snow. Expressways • Fukuoka Urban Expressway – No restrictions • Kitakyushu Urban Expressway – No re...

Feb 4, 2025 Local News
Heavy Snow Expected in Fukuoka from February 4–6
A strong cold air mass, the most severe this winter, is expected to reach Fukuoka Prefecture between...

Jan 31, 2025 Local News
New Digital Screen at Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station
Nishitetsu has announced that the large digital screen in the Solaria Stage building, currently...

Jan 31, 2025 Local News
Shoplifter Arrested After Stabbing Store Manager in Fukuoka
A 58-year-old man was arrested in Fukuoka’s Hakata Ward for allegedly stabbing a store manager while...

Jan 29, 2025 Local News
Okinawa’s “Junglia” Theme Park to Open in July 2025
The "Junglia" theme park, under construction in northern Okinawa, will open on July 25, 2025. Targeting the travel demand from...

Jan 29, 2025 Local News
Okinawa Tourism Recovers to 95% of Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024
Okinawa welcomed 9.66 million visitors in 2024, a 17% year-on-year increase and the third-highest total on record...

Jan 29, 2025 Local News
Krispy Kreme Returns to Fukuoka in April 2025
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has announced its return to Fukuoka after receiving numerous requests from...