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Mar 16, 2023 Local News
Tackling Food Waste: Pietro’s Innovative Menu
Food manufacturer Pietro has partnered with Benners to process and sell "unused fish" not available in the market due to reasons unrelated to taste. Pietro's restaurants have begun...
Mar 15, 2023 Local News
SL Hitoyoshi Train’s Final Test Drive Draws Fans
Fans from across the country gathered at the JR Kyushu Kokura General Rolling Stock Center to witness the final preparations and test drive of the iconic tourist train "SL Hitoyosh...
Mar 15, 2023 Local News
Kumamoto’s Semiconductor Talent Boom
Companies in Kumamoto Prefecture are increasingly investing in workforce development for the semiconductor industry due to a growing sense of urgency over labor shortages. Aska Ind...
Mar 15, 2023 Local News
Lost Wallet Leads Police to Guitar Theft Suspect
An unemployed man has been arrested for shoplifting a guitar worth approximately 540,000 yen from a music store in Amu Plaza, near Hakata Station in Japan. The suspect was identifi...
Mar 15, 2023 Local News
First Base Salary Increase in 23 Years for Saibu Gas Employees
In this year's labor negotiations, Saibu Gas, a major energy company, has decided to raise its base salary by an average of 3,700 yen per month. This is the first time in 23 years ...
Mar 15, 2023 Local News
Tagawa City Partners with Green Chemie for Disaster Relief
Tagawa City signed an agreement with Green Chemie, a company that manufactures preserved food for disaster preparedness, to facilitate the procurement and supply of disaster relief...
Mar 15, 2023 Local News
Miyazaki Welcomes Golf Industry at AGTC 2023
Japan hosted its first and one of Asia's largest golf trade shows, the "Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC) 2023," in Miyazaki City, which took place over three days. Organized by ...
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...