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Mar 15, 2023 Local News
Chimp-tastic! Kinko Joins Fukuoka City Zoo
On the afternoon of the 14th, a female chimpanzee named "Kinko" arrived at the Fukuoka City Zoo's chimpanzee enclosure. Born in Egypt, Kinko is estimated to be 33 years old. She wa...
Mar 14, 2023 Local News
Hakata Dontaku Port Festival Returns After 2-Year Hiatus
One of the three major festivals in Hakata, the "Hakata Dontaku Port Festival," will be held this year on the same scale as before the spread of the new coronavirus, and the wearin...
Mar 13, 2023 Local News
UPDATE: Former President of “Daimaru Besso” Inn Found Dead
The former president of the operating company for the long-established inn "Daimaru Besso" in Chikushino City, who had been criminally charged with violating the Public Bathhouse A...
Mar 10, 2023 Local News
Kyushu University Startup Raises 1bn Yen For Satellite Development
QPS Research Institute, a startup from Kyushu University, has raised about 1 billion yen in a third-party allocation of new shares to establish a satellite factory and develop a ne...
Mar 9, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Electric Resumes Normal Operation of Genkai Nuclear Plant
Kyushu Electric Power has resumed normal operation of the No. 4 unit at its Genkai Nuclear Power Plant following regular inspections. The unit had been undergoing inspections since...
Mar 9, 2023 Local News
Update: Criminal Complaint Against Inn for Bathhouse Law Violations
Fukuoka Prefecture has filed a criminal complaint against a longstanding inn in Chikushino City for suspected violation of the Public Bathhouse Law, as they provided false explanat...
Mar 9, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture to Leave Mask-Wearing to Individual Discretion
Fukuoka Prefecture has put together a plan that places the wearing of masks at the discretion of individuals starting on the 13th of next week as part of their measures against the...
Mar 9, 2023 Local News
Production Constraints Ease, New Car Registrations Increase in Kyushu
New car registrations (excluding mini-vehicles) in the seven Kyushu prefectures for February 2023 increased by 25.5% compared to the same month last year, reaching 26,633 units. Th...
Mar 9, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Police Urge Cyclists to Wear Helmets Ahead of New Law
Ahead of the effort to make helmet-wearing mandatory for all cyclists regardless of age starting from April 1, police and other officials are urging bicycle users to wear helmets. ...
Mar 8, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival Returns with Full Format
Fukuoka City announced that the "Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival" will be held from March 24th to April 2nd at Maizuru Park in Chuo Ward in the usual format. The "Fukuoka Castle Sak...
