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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...
Oct 10, 2023 Local News
Renovated International Lounge Opens at Fukuoka Airport
The "Lounge TIME International" on the third floor of the Fukuoka Airport International Terminal has reopened following renovations. Service had been suspended since April 2020. Th...
Oct 10, 2023 Local News
Construction Starts on Offshore Wind Farm in Hibikinada
Hibiki Wind Energy in Kitakyushu City has begun construction on its Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm, aiming for operational commencement in the 2025 fiscal year...
