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Jun 27, 2024 Local News
Kitakyushu Airport Sees Passenger Numbers Surge, Cargo Volume Declines
Kitakyushu Airport's passenger numbers rose to 1.17 million last fiscal year, a 40% increase from the previous year, reflecting recovery post-COVID-19...
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Jun 27, 2024 Local News
Kyushu University Law School to Relocate to Ito Campus in 2027
Kyushu University's law school, currently in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, will move to the Ito Campus in Nishi-ku in April 2027. The decision aims to...
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Jun 27, 2024 Local News
Firefighter Arrested for Tampering with Car Released Without Charge
A 41-year-old firefighter from Kasuga City, arrested in March for removing and stealing nuts from a friend's car wheel, was released without charges on June 21...
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Jun 27, 2024 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power Shareholders Reject Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Proposals
At the Kyushu Electric Power shareholders' meeting in Fukuoka, all 18 proposals, including those calling for the decommissioning of Genkai and Sendai nuclear power plants...
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Jun 27, 2024 Local News
Asian Elephants to Arrive at Fukuoka City Zoo in July
Fukuoka City Zoo unveiled its newly renovated elephant enclosure to the press on June 26, ahead of receiving four Asian elephants from Myanmar in July...
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Jun 26, 2024 Local News
Kyushu Electric and Government Consider New Pumped Storage Plant
Kyushu Electric Power Co. and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Kyushu Regional Development Bureau are considering...
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Jun 26, 2024 Local News
Kitakyushu’s Furusato Nozei Donations Hit Record High
Kitakyushu City’s Furusato Nozei donations reached over ¥2.28 billion last fiscal year, marking a record high for the seventh consecutive year...
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Jun 26, 2024 Local News
Toyota Kyushu President Plans to Expand EV Production
Tetsuro Choki, the new president of Toyota Motor Kyushu, aims to increase the production of electric vehicles to meet diverse global demands...
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Jun 25, 2024 Local News
Parkour World Championships to be Held in Kitakyushu
The organizing committee for the Parkour World Championships, to be held in Kitakyushu this November, was launched with Morinari Watanabe...
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Jun 25, 2024 Local News
Man Charged with Killing 60 Animals in Fukuoka
A 66-year-old farmer in Yukuhashi City has been charged with violating animal welfare laws after allegedly drowning and disposing of seven animals, including cats and raccoons...