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Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Teens Arrested for Damaging Up to 100 Bicycles
Police arrested two male high school students, aged 15 and 16, for allegedly puncturing a bicycle tire at Namiki Square in Fukuoka’s Higashi Ward...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Six Teens Arrested for Dangerous Riding
Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested six teenagers in Kurume for dangerous group riding captured on patrol-car video in February...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Drops Rice-Coupon Plan
Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced that the city will not distribute government-promoted “rice coupons,”...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Hakataza to Close for Renovations
Hakataza in Fukuoka City will close for more than a year from June 2029 for a major renovation planned as the theater approaches...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
TOTO’s Washlet Exceeds 70 Million Units
TOTO announced that cumulative shipments of its Washlet bidet toilet seats surpassed 70 million units in November 2025...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Fukuya Wins Top City Appeal Award
The Attractive City Fukuoka Awards recognized individuals and organizations that enhanced the city’s appeal in 2025...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Elephants Get Repurposed Gas Pipes as Toys
Fukuoka City Zoological Park received an unusual early Christmas gift on December 10 when Saibugas donated...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Municipal Staff Receive Winter Bonuses
Local governments across Fukuoka Prefecture paid winter bonuses on December 10. For roughly...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Pietro Debuts Book-Style Packaged Sauces
Pietro announced on December 10 the release of two retort products packaged like hardcover books, developed with...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
StarFlyer to Restart Kitakyushu–Taipei Route
StarFlyer announced on December 10 that it plans to resume scheduled flights between Kitakyushu Airport and...
