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Mar 18, 2025 Local News
Oita Airport Renamed “Oita Hello Kitty Airport” for Expo Campaign
Oita Prefecture and Sanrio Entertainment have announced a tourism campaign in conjunction with the Osaka-Kansai Expo...
Mar 18, 2025 Local News
New Pancreatic Cancer Test Developed by Kyushu University
Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a new diagnostic method to enable earlier detection of pancreatic cancer...
Mar 18, 2025 Local News
Kitakyushu Urges Residents to Stock Emergency Toilets
Kitakyushu City has unveiled a disaster preparedness plan urging residents to stock at least three days’ worth of portable toilets...
Mar 18, 2025 Local News
Former Fukuoka Governor Wataru Aso Dies at 85
Wataru Aso, former governor of Fukuoka Prefecture, died on March 15 at age 85 from pancreatic cancer...
Mar 14, 2025 Local News
Two Men Arrested for Drug Sales via Social Media in Kitakyushu
Two 23-year-old men from Kitakyushu’s Kokurakita Ward have been arrested and indicted for possession of cannabis and...
Mar 14, 2025 Local News
New Anime Studio Launched in Kitakyushu
A new anime production company, SO-DO Creative, has been established in Kitakyushu’s Kokurakita Ward. The studio aims to produce various content...
Mar 14, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Castle to Undergo First Academic Excavation in June
Fukuoka City will begin its first academic excavation of the tenshudai (main keep foundation) at the Fukuoka Castle ruins in June...
Mar 13, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Condo Sales Drop 18% Amid Price Surge
Sales of newly built condominiums in Fukuoka Prefecture fell by 18% in 2024, marking a sharp downturn driven by...
Mar 13, 2025 Local News
15-Year-Old Arrested for Attempted Murder in Yukuhashi Ice Pick Attack
A 15-year-old junior high school student was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly attacking a 16-year-old female friend with...
Mar 13, 2025 Local News
Kyushu and Keidanren Join Forces to Promote “New Silicon Island” Vision
The Kyushu Economic Federation (Kyukeiren) and the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) have agreed to collaborate on advancing...
