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Oct 25, 2023 Local News
Mongol Invasion Shipwreck Unearthed Off Takashima
The Matsura City Board of Education in Nagasaki announced the discovery of a wooden structure off Takashima, believed to...
Oct 25, 2023 Local News
Kyushu’s Visitor Count Surpasses 2019 Figure
In September, foreign visitors to Kyushu reached 271,814, recovering to about 95% of pre-pandemic levels in 2018. The steady resumption of...
Oct 25, 2023 Local News
Kyushu’s Big Motor Locations Hit with Suspensions
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has issued administrative penalties to 34 Big Motor business locations due to...
Oct 25, 2023 Local News
Kurume’s Roadside Bananas Secure New Home on Farm
Earlier in October, a curious sight emerged in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture: bananas planted, without permission, on a city road...
Oct 25, 2023 Local News
NTT Subsidiary’s Leak Affects Fukuoka Residents
The personal information of approximately 140,000 taxpayers linked to automobile tax call center operations in Fukuoka Prefecture...
Oct 24, 2023 Local News
TSMC Sparks Kumamoto AI Plans
On October 23rd, Toshihiko Tanaka, Chairman of the Kumamoto Prefecture Industrial Association, presented policy recommendations...
Oct 24, 2023 Local News
Mane Offender: Hakata’s Equine Heist
In a tale that gives a whole new meaning to "horsing around," a 27-year-old man has been arrested for pulling off what might be...
Oct 24, 2023 Local News
Fast Track for Kitakyushu-Shimonoseki Road
A meeting took place to fast-track the development of a proposed new arterial road connecting Kita Kyushu and Shimonoseki cities...
Oct 24, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prof Arrested for Stimulant Use
A 52-year-old professor, Koji Sakai, from Fukuoka University of Education in Munakata City has been arrested on suspicion of...
Oct 24, 2023 Local News
Tenjin Rallies Over Middle East Conflict
Amid escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, demonstrations and gatherings took place this...
