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Nov 12, 2025 Local News
Moji Customs Warns Against Counterfeit Imports
Moji Customs officers distributed flyers at Hakata Station on November 11, warning travelers not to bring counterfeit goods into Japan...
Nov 12, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Woman Scammed of ¥90 Million in Crypto Fraud
A 50-year-old woman in Fukuoka City was defrauded of about ¥90 million in cryptocurrency by someone posing as a foreign man...
Nov 12, 2025 Local News
Uniqlo Expands Tenjin Store’s Used Clothing Section
Uniqlo has expanded the used clothing section at its Mina Tenjin store, making it one of the largest in Japan. The floor area is now 1.5 times larger...
Nov 12, 2025 Local News
U.S. Cruise Ship Calls at Moji Port
The American luxury cruise ship Seabourn Quest docked at Moji Port in Kitakyushu on November 10 for the first time. The 200-meter...
Nov 12, 2025 Local News
Chikuzen Town to Give Residents Free Local Rice
Chikuzen Town in Fukuoka Prefecture will distribute 5 kilograms of locally grown rice to all 31,000 residents later this month. Funded by about...
Nov 12, 2025 Local News
Autonomous Bus Trial in Fukuoka’s Island City
A public trial of an autonomous bus began on November 9 in Island City, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka, aiming to improve local transportation...
Nov 12, 2025 Local News
Toyota Delays Fukuoka EV Battery Plant
Toyota Motor Corporation has again postponed construction of its electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture...
Nov 7, 2025 Local News
Police Hold Bike Safety Class for Foreign Students
Fukuoka’s Higashi Police Station held a bicycle safety workshop on November 6 for about 20 foreign students attending...
Nov 7, 2025 Local News
Nishitetsu and NAVITIME Connect Train and Cycling Routes
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) and NAVITIME Japan have launched a partnership linking Nishitetsu’s “Cycle Train” service on...
Nov 7, 2025 Local News
Influenza Cases Surge in Fukuoka
Influenza cases in Fukuoka Prefecture more than doubled last week, prompting Fukuoka City to issue an influenza advisory on...
