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Aug 14, 2025 Local News
Taiwanese Tourist Killed by Train in Saga
A 55-year-old Taiwanese woman died after being struck by a JR Sasebo Line train while attempting to take photos near Sueyama Shrine in Arita Town...
Aug 13, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka–Honolulu Flights to End in November 2025
Hawaiian Airlines will suspend its Fukuoka–Honolulu service, along with two other routes, starting November 2025...
Aug 13, 2025 Local News
Three Dead, Hundreds of Homes Damaged in Kyushu Rains
Since Aug. 8, successive linear rainbands have brought record rainfall to Kyushu, causing landslides and flooding. Two people in Kumamoto and...
Aug 13, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Mayor Apologizes After Denying River Flooding
During record rainfall in Kyushu, a social media post on Aug. 10 warned of flooding along the Kashii River in Fukuoka’s Higashi Ward, accompanied by video...
Aug 8, 2025 Local News
80th Anniversary of The Bombing of Nagasaki
A new episode of NHK World’s Train Cruise airs this Saturday, August 9, marking exactly 80 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki...
Aug 8, 2025 Local News
QPS Institute Founder to Donate Shares to Kyushu University for R&D Support
Tetsuo Yasaka, emeritus professor at Kyushu University and founder of QPS Institute, announced he will donate...
Aug 8, 2025 Local News
Kagoshima, Miyazaki Univs to Launch Joint Teacher Training in 2026
Kagoshima University and Miyazaki University announced plans to establish the South Kyushu Higher Education Collaboration Organization...
Aug 8, 2025 Local News
Trump Tariffs Prompt Emergency Talks at Fukuoka Prefectural Office
The Trump administration’s new 15% tariff on Japanese goods took effect on August 7, with uncertainty remaining over when...
Aug 7, 2025 Local News
Kyushu-Okinawa Population Drops as Foreign Residents Surge
According to Japan’s internal affairs ministry, the total population of the eight prefectures in Kyushu and Okinawa fell...
Aug 7, 2025 Local News
Mahathir Awarded Honorary Degree by Kyushu University
Kyushu University granted former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad an honorary doctorate on August 6 in...
