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Feb 26, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Governor Considers Joining Election Debate
Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori has expressed willingness to participate in a public debate...
Feb 26, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Company Ordered to Repay ¥1 Billion in COVID-19 Fraud
The Fukuoka Labor Bureau has ordered Arcadia, a Kurume-based wedding hall operator, to repay over...
Feb 21, 2025 Local News
Oita’s Nikaido Shochu Becomes Dodgers’ Official Shochu
Nikaido Shochu, produced by Nikaido Shuzo in Hiji Town, Oita Prefecture, has been named the official shochu...
Feb 21, 2025 Local News
False Wagyu Export Declaration: Fukuoka Executives Arrested
Three individuals, including a Chinese national company executive in Fukuoka, have been arrested on...
Feb 21, 2025 Local News
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Trials AI Security System at 8 Stations
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) has begun testing an AI-powered security system at eight stations along...
Feb 21, 2025 Local News
Kurume City and 7-Eleven Partner to Support Elderly and Promote Local Products
Kurume City has signed an agreement with 7-Eleven Japan to collaborate on elderly support initiatives and...
Feb 21, 2025 Local News
Lawyer Kouichiro Yoshida Announces Candidacy for Fukuoka Governor Election
Kouichiro Yoshida, a 45-year-old lawyer from Fukuoka City, has announced his candidacy for...
Feb 19, 2025 Local News
Tagawa Mayor Admits to Affair with City Employee
Tagawa City Mayor Takuya Murakami admitted to having an affair with a female city employee during...
Feb 19, 2025 Local News
Dazaifu Tenmangu Loses Japan Heritage Status, Local Governments Discuss Response
Following the revocation of Japan Heritage status for the “Ancient Capital of Western Japan,” which includes...
Feb 19, 2025 Local News
Elder Abuse Reports in Fukuoka Reach Record High
In fiscal 2023, Fukuoka Prefecture recorded 1,356 reports of elder abuse by family members, the highest since 2006...
