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Apr 13, 2023 Local News
Nishi-Nippon Shimbun Raises Subscription Fees
Nishi-Nippon Shimbun has announced a 500 yen increase in its monthly subscription fees starting in May, due to the soaring cost of raw materials for newspaper production. The compa...
Apr 12, 2023 Local News
Defense Employee Arrested for Groping Teen
A 30-year-old employee of the Kyushu Defense Bureau of the Ministry of Defense was arrested yesterday for touching the body of a high school girl on a train. The suspect is an empl...
Apr 12, 2023 Local News
Sniffing Out Cancer: New Test for Dogs
A venture company that has commercialized a technology to detect cancer by having a creature called "nematode," known for their exceptional sense of smell, sniff human urine will b...
Apr 12, 2023 Local News
Wheelchair Tennis Returns to Iizuka
The "Iizuka International Wheelchair Tennis Tournament," where top wheelchair tennis players compete, is set to be held for the first time in four years. The annual "Iizuka Interna...
Apr 12, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Braces for Incoming Yellow Sand
In Fukuoka Prefecture, the Meteorological Agency is calling for caution as yellow sand is expected to arrive from the morning of the 12th to the 13th. According to the Fukuoka Dist...
Apr 11, 2023 Local News
Vandals Cut Dozens of Wisteria Vines in Fukuoka’s Maizuru Park
According to Fukuoka City, more than ten branches and vines of wisteria in Maizuru Park were cut off, and the sections appear to have been sawed off flat as if using a saw. However...
Apr 11, 2023 Local News
Increase in Hotel Events Contributing to Rising Business Sentiment in Kyushu
According to the "Economy Watcher" survey released by the Cabinet Office on April 10th, the current situation judgment index (seasonally adjusted) which represents the business sen...
Apr 11, 2023 Local News
Nagasaki Prefecture Sees Increase in Semiconductor Industry Concentration
The semiconductor industry is accelerating its concentration in Nagasaki Prefecture, with Kyocera and Sony Group both expanding their production capabilities. In addition to Kumamo...
Apr 11, 2023 Local News
Trolley Train on Former Coal Tracks Resumes Operation
After a hiatus of four years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a trolley train that uses the tracks once used for coal transportation in Akamura resumed operation, attrac...
Apr 11, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Police Look to Recruit Talent to Combat Cybercrime
As cybercrime continues to increase and the securing of investigators with specialized skills becomes a challenge, the prefectural police headquarters held an event at Fukuoka Inst...