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Mar 16, 2023 Local News
Tackling Food Waste: Pietro’s Innovative Menu
Food manufacturer Pietro has partnered with Benners to process and sell "unused fish" not available in the market due to reasons unrelated to taste. Pietro's restaurants have begun...
Mar 15, 2023 Local News
Lost Wallet Leads Police to Guitar Theft Suspect
An unemployed man has been arrested for shoplifting a guitar worth approximately 540,000 yen from a music store in Amu Plaza, near Hakata Station in Japan. The suspect was identifi...
Mar 15, 2023 Local News
Chimp-tastic! Kinko Joins Fukuoka City Zoo
On the afternoon of the 14th, a female chimpanzee named "Kinko" arrived at the Fukuoka City Zoo's chimpanzee enclosure. Born in Egypt, Kinko is estimated to be 33 years old. She wa...
Mar 13, 2023 Local News
UPDATE: Former President of “Daimaru Besso” Inn Found Dead
The former president of the operating company for the long-established inn "Daimaru Besso" in Chikushino City, who had been criminally charged with violating the Public Bathhouse A...
Mar 9, 2023 Local News
Production Constraints Ease, New Car Registrations Increase in Kyushu
New car registrations (excluding mini-vehicles) in the seven Kyushu prefectures for February 2023 increased by 25.5% compared to the same month last year, reaching 26,633 units. Th...
Mar 8, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival Returns with Full Format
Fukuoka City announced that the "Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival" will be held from March 24th to April 2nd at Maizuru Park in Chuo Ward in the usual format. The "Fukuoka Castle Sak...
Mar 8, 2023 Local News
Poisonous Red Alien Fire Ants Found in Fukuoka Prefecture
It has been revealed that the "Red Alien Fire Ant", a designated invasive species with poisonous venom, was found in Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture last year. The "Red Alien Fire...
Mar 8, 2023 Local News
Hiker Caught on Video Littering Kitakyushu Mountain
A video taken on a hiking trail in Kitakyushu City has been circulating on social media. The video shows a pet bottle being thrown from the mountaintop. In addition, even the signp...
Mar 8, 2023 Local News
Botanical Life Square to Open at Fukuoka City
A new facility called the "Botanical Life Square" will open on March 10th at the Fukuoka City Botanical Garden, offering visitors the opportunity to enjoy flowers and plants while ...
Mar 8, 2023 Local News
South Korean Tourist Bus Catches Fire on Kyushu Expressway
On the morning of March 6th, a tourist bus traveling on the Kyushu Expressway in Kurume City caught fire and burned fiercely. The bus was carrying 26 passengers and crew members, a...