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Jun 23, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu City Joins COVID-19 Prediction Research Studying Sewage
Kitakyushu City announced participation in research to predict the spread of new coronavirus spread using sewage. The project is being developed by the Japan Society on Water Envir...
Jun 22, 2020 Local News
Kyushu’s Sugar Road Registered as Japan Heritage
A historical road connecting eight cities between Nagasaki and Kitakyushu became recognized as a Japan Heritage on June 19. The 228-kilometer route is called Nagasaki Kaido, or ‘Su...
Jun 22, 2020 Local News
Kyushu University Hospital Approved For Childrens’ Heart Transplants
Kyushu University Hospital was designated as the nation’s sixth medical facility for child heart transplants. A joint committee of societies for transplantation approved the hospit...
Jun 22, 2020 Local News
COVID-19 Patients Refuse to Reveal Names of Nakasu Cabarets
Between June 15 ~ 19, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 12 additional cases of new coronavirus infections. No new cases were recorded on Jun. 20 and 21. The cumulative total stands at 8...
Jun 22, 2020 Local News
Man Assaults Pachinko Parlour Staff After Being Asked to Wear Mask
A Kitakyushu resident was arrested after assaulting pachinko parlor staff who asked him to wear a mask. The incident involving a forty-year-old male happened in Kokurakita Ward on ...
Jun 22, 2020 Local News
Nishitetsu to Market AI Bus Scheme Outside of Kyushu
Nishitetsu and Mitsubishi Corporation are collaborating to provide their “on-demand bus” technology to local governments and businesses across Japan. The group operates an AI-based...
Jun 19, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Pref Raises ¥100 Million in Donation From Local Residents to Medical Workers
On June 15, donations to support local medical workers topped ¥100 million in Fukuoka Prefecture. Since May 11, Fukuoka Prefecture has been accepting donations as a means to expres...
Jun 18, 2020 Local News
Toyota Kyushu to Introduce 110 Kickboards
Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. announced the introduction of 110 electric kickboards to its Miyata Factory by late-August. In collaboration with a Fukuoka-based startup, Mobby Ride Inc....
Jun 17, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Symphony Resumes Performances
The Kyushu Symphony Orchestra will resume concerts for the first time since the regional outbreak of COVID-19. The 387th edition of the group’s regular concert will take place on J...
Jun 17, 2020 Local News
Colorful Street Art Goes up in Fukutsu
A Munakata-native artist, Colorhythm Risa, created two colorful wall paintings to welcome summer visitors to Fukuma Beach in Fukutsu. The international artist, who pursues the fusi...
