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Aug 15, 2025 Local News
Shochu Sales Fall As Crop Disease Hits Kirishima
Japan’s top 50 shochu producers saw a 1.6% year-on-year decline in total sales in 2024, falling to ¥222.7 billion, according to Teikoku Databank...
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 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...
Jul 31, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka VC Launches ¥10B Startup Fund
FFG Venture Business Partners in Fukuoka has launched a ¥10 billion investment fund targeting early-stage startups...
Jul 31, 2025 Local News
Kyuden to Develop Solid-State Batteries with Taiwan Firm
Kyushu Electric Power will partner with Taiwan’s ProLogium Technology to develop solid-state batteries for industrial use...
Jul 31, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Joins National Forest Recovery Project
Fukuoka Prefecture has joined a nationwide environmental initiative launched by SoftBank. The “Japan Forest Recovery Support Project” involves...
Jul 29, 2025 Local News
Obon Shinkansen Crowds Expected August 9 and 16
JR Kyushu and JR West project peak congestion on the Shinkansen during the Obon holiday, with outbound travel peaking on...
Jul 24, 2025 Local News
New Kyushu Transport Chief Targets Service Gaps
Hiromoto Himukai, newly appointed director of the Kyushu Transport Bureau, pledged to tackle “transportation voids” across...
Jul 24, 2025 Local News
Kyushu Economy Braces For Tariff Impact
A recent Japan-U.S. tariff agreement lowers proposed additional duties on automobiles from 25% to 15%, but Kyushu remains...
Jul 23, 2025 Local News
Kyushu Voters Sue Over Upper House Vote Disparity
Voters from five Kyushu prefectures have filed a lawsuit with the Fukuoka High Court seeking to nullify the July 20 Upper House election...
