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Jun 2, 2020 Local News
Sixteen New Cases of COVID-19 in Kitakyushu – 113 cases in Past Ten Days
Sixteen more cases of the new coronavirus infections were reported in Kitakyushu City on June 1. The new instances involve another suspected cluster at a medical facility in Yahata...
Jun 1, 2020 Local News
COVID-19 Infections Reported at Four Schools in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City announced 12 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on May 31. The new instances involve a suspected cluster at Moritsune Elementary School in Kokura-minami Ward. Infecti...
May 30, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu Announces 26 New Cases – Governor Calls for Self-restraint on Outings
On May 29, Kitakyushu City announced 26 more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the weekly total to 69. Reflecting on the situation, the Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogaw...
May 29, 2020 Local News
21 New Infections in Kitakyushu Yesterday – Citizens Asked to Refrain from Non-essential Outings
On May 28, Kitakyushu City announced 21 more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infections, including four with unknown transmission routes. The cases involve eleven medical wo...
May 16, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu City to Introduce Two Term System for the Current Academic Year
The Kitakyushu City Board of Education has decided to introduce a two-semester system for municipal elementary, junior high, and special needs schools for the current academic year...
Apr 24, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu Art House Cinema Sells Advance Passes as Stopgap
Kokura Showakan, the only art-film theater in Kitakyushu City, began selling post-corona passes. For six months from the day the cinema resumes operation, customers with the specia...
Apr 13, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu-based Company Launches Secret Fireworks to Cheer Up Residents
Wakino Art Factory, a Kitakyushu-based firework manufacturer, launched thirty large fireworks into the sky of the Higashitani district in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu, on April 10...
Mar 24, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu City Staff Infected with COVID-19 – Kokuraminami Ward Office Closed
It was confirmed on March 23 that a public servant working inside the Kokuraminami Ward Office in Kitakyushu City became infected with the COVID-19 virus. The city announced that.....
Mar 19, 2020 Local News
Some Olympic Training Camps in Kyushu Canceled
Several pre-game training camps planned for the Kyushu area in advance of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic have been canceled. The cities of Fukutsu and Koga, where training c...
Mar 19, 2020 Local News
Rocket for Research Launched From Hiraodai, Kitakyushu
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau issued a report on the number of foreigners who entered Japan through Kyushu in 2019. According to that, a total of 4.2 million people arrived ...
