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May 9, 2023 Local News
HKT48 Idols Drive Home Importance of Auto Tax Deadline
Members of the Japanese idol group HKT48 have urged people to pay their automobile taxes before the deadline at the end of...
May 9, 2023 Local News
Jin Air Restarts Kitakyushu-Incheon Route
Regular international flights between Kitakyushu Airport in Japan and Incheon Airport in South Korea resumed operations on...
May 9, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Governor Explains: COVID-19 Reclassified as Seasonal Flu
As of May 8, the classification of COVID-19 has been changed to the same category as seasonal influenza ("Category 5") in Japan...
May 8, 2023 Local News
JR Hakata Station Transforms for Sky City Project’s 12-Story Building
Overnight on May 5th, JR Hakata Station carried out track switching operations in preparation for the construction of a new mixed-use building...
Apr 28, 2023 Local News
Campaign Launched in Koga City to Combat Sexual Crimes
On the 26th, police officers and female university students called for the prevention of such crimes at a station in Koga City. At the ticket gate of JR Koga Station, officers from...
Apr 28, 2023 Local News
Bus Rapid Transit Replaces Damaged Railway to Connect Fukuoka to Oita
JR Kyushu has announced that the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service, known as the "BRT Hikoboshi Line," will officially begin operations on August 28. The BRT Hikoboshi Line will ...
Apr 28, 2023 Local News
Large-Scale Hydrogen Base Planned in Kitakyushu City
Fukuoka Prefecture announced on April 27th that it will establish a public-private-academic organization in May to build a large-scale hydrogen base in the coastal area of Hibikina...
Apr 28, 2023 Local News
Gas Prices May Decrease, Says Local Utility
Saibu Gas, a Fukuoka-based utility company, reported record-breaking annual sales and net profit for the last fiscal year. The company anticipates that household gas prices may gra...
Apr 28, 2023 Local News
Holiday Congestion Expected at Fukuoka Airport and Highways
According to Fukuoka Airport, the number of domestic flight passengers during the extended holiday is projected to be around 505,000, nearly the same as before the pandemic. The pe...
Apr 28, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka’s Fearless Duo Foils Handbag Heist!
On the night of April 26th in Fukuoka City, a purse-snatcher targeted a woman returning home. What seemed like...
