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Aug 7, 2025 Local News
Kyushu University Uncovers Flu’s Cell-To-Cell Spread Mechanism
A research group led by Kyushu University has identified a previously unknown mechanism by which influenza spreads between cells...
Aug 7, 2025 Local News
Kitakyushu Ramps Up Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness
Following the large earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, Kitakyushu Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi announced...
Aug 7, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka to Refund Pensioners After ¥64 Million Tax Error
Fukuoka City announced it will refund resident taxes mistakenly deducted from the August 15 pension payments of 5,868 individuals...
Aug 7, 2025 Local News
Hattori Criticizes National Inaction on Foreign Resident Integration
At a regular press conference on August 1, Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori stressed the need for deeper efforts...
Aug 6, 2025 Local News
Major Drug Bust In Fukuoka And Osaka
Three individuals, including 27-year-old Takashi Sasaki, have been arrested for possessing and cultivating marijuana and cocaine in...
Aug 6, 2025 Local News
Oita Trinita Stadium Offers Wedding Packages
Wedding services firm Novarese has launched a new ceremony plan in collaboration with J2 football club Oita Trinita. Couples can hold weddings and...
Aug 6, 2025 Local News
Skateboarding World Tour Coming To Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City will host the World Skateboarding Tour 2025 tournament this November, marking the second time the event has been held in Japan...
Aug 6, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Mayor Rebukes Opposition Leader Over False Claims
Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima has revealed that he directly called Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya to dispute remarks made during...
Aug 6, 2025 Local News
Japan’s First Osmotic Power Plant Launches In Fukuoka
Fukuoka City has launched Japan’s first commercially viable osmotic power plant, utilizing salinity differences between seawater and...
Aug 6, 2025 Local News
Dazaifu Woman Rearrested Over Newborn’s Death
A 35-year-old woman in Dazaifu City has been rearrested on suspicion of killing her newborn daughter by covering her nose and mouth shortly after...
