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Jun 29, 2023 Local News
Nagasaki University Makes Career Education Compulsory
Nagasaki University, a comprehensive institution with about 9,000 students, mandates career education for all students, starting from their freshman year. The aim is to instill ess...
Jun 29, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Transport Employee Arrested for Public Indecency
On June 1, a 24-year-old employee of the Kyushu Transport Bureau was arrested on suspicion of public indecency for allegedly exposing himself while on a JR Kagoshima Main Line trai...
Jun 29, 2023 Local News
SoftBank’s Quartet Bag Spots in Pro Baseball All-Star Game
The fan vote for July's Pro Baseball All-Star Game has concluded, and four players from SoftBank have been selected: team captain Yuki Yanagita, closer Osuna, third baseman Kurihar...
Jun 28, 2023 Local News
Kitakyushu’s Udon Giant Suke-san Expands to Kansai
Kitakyushu-based udon chain "Suke-san Udon" is set to open its first store in the Kansai region. The chain, established in 1976, operates over 60 stores in seven prefectures. The u...
Jun 28, 2023 Local News
Identity Theft: Man Impersonates Brother in Police Investigation
In an unexpected turn of events, a 24-year-old man was arrested in Kitakyushu City for impersonating his elder brother during police investigations following a rear-end collision. ...
Jun 28, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka High Court Dismisses Atomic Survivors’ Appeal
The Fukuoka High Court in Japan has dismissed a case brought forward by atomic bomb survivors from Nagasaki Prefecture, who argued that the country's security-related laws permitti...
Jun 28, 2023 Local News
Internet Sales Freedom: JFTC Ends Fukuoka Fisheries Investigation
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has approved a plan presented by the Fukuoka Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives to prevent future antitrust violations. The plan came in re...
Jun 28, 2023 Local News
Breathless Excitement: SoftBank Hawks’ Balloon Tradition Returns
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are giving a much-missed tradition a breath of fresh air. Starting from July 15th, fans can once again fill the air with jet balloons at their games, a p...
Jun 27, 2023 Local News
Sweet Start for Fukuoka’s Watermelon Season
The only watermelon-producing district in Fukuoka city, the Kitazaki district in Fukuoka's Nishi Ward, has started shipping its crop. On June 26th, about 600 "Kitazaki watermelons,...
Jun 27, 2023 Local News
Saga Police ‘Hogs’ Unusual Lost-and-Found Item
The Saga Prefectural Police, which handles about 80,000 lost items annually, is currently safeguarding a rather unusual find. A female pig approximately one meter long is under the...
