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Jun 7, 2024 Local News
Kyushu SMEs Consider Joint Venture with Taiwan’s TSMC
Kyushu SMEs are exploring the formation of a joint venture to collaborate with Taiwan's TSMC, which recently built a semiconductor factory in Kumamoto Prefecture...
Jun 6, 2024 Local News
Birth Rate in Okinawa Still Highest in Nation
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the total fertility rates across all Kyushu and Okinawa prefectures decreased in 2023, though each...
Jun 6, 2024 Local News
Nakamura Gakuen Girls’ High School to Go Co-ed
Nakamura Gakuen Girls’ High School in Fukuoka City will transition to a co-educational system and rename itself Nakamura Gakuen High School starting April 2026...
Jun 6, 2024 Local News
Cyber Attack on Kyushu Electric Power Affiliate
Kyushu Electric Power affiliate Kyuhen, based in Fukutsu City, suffered a cyber attack compromising over 104,000 records of customer and partner personal information, including...
Jun 6, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Zoo to Welcome Four Asian Elephants
Fukuoka City has announced that four Asian elephants from Yangon, Myanmar, will arrive at Fukuoka City Zoo in July, after delays due to extended transport procedures...
Jun 6, 2024 Local News
Koga City Claims ¥2 Million from Car Dealer
Koga City has billed BALM, the successor of used car dealer Big Motor, over ¥2 million for soil testing and replanting around its former Koga store. Street trees in...
Jun 6, 2024 Local News
Nagahama Yatai Street Celebrates One-Year Anniversary with Special Events
Fukuoka City’s Nagahama Yatai Street is celebrating its one-year revival with a series of limited-time events starting June 3. A giant gacha machine, standing at...
Jun 5, 2024 Local News
Nagasaki Prefecture Approved for Advanced Drone Operations
Nagasaki Prefecture has been approved as a "Drone Special Zone," allowing for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations in populated areas...
Jun 5, 2024 Local News
Kumamoto Designated as Semiconductor Visa Special Zone
Kumamoto Prefecture has been designated as a National Strategic Special Zone to expedite visa processing for foreign semiconductor professionals...
Jun 5, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Mayor Takashima Earns Over ¥23 Million Last Year
Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima's income for the previous year was disclosed, revealing an increase of ¥780,000 to a total of over ¥23 million. The breakdown includes...
