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Apr 19, 2022 Local News
Large Fire at Tanga Market in Kitakyushu
In the early morning of the 19th, a fire broke out at Tanga Market in Kitakyushu City, destroying 42 stores, but no injuries were reported. According to the fire department, smoke ...
Apr 19, 2022 Local News
Small Aircraft Crash in Ariake Sea
A small aircraft disappeared from radar above the northern Ariake Sea off the coast of Fukuoka Prefecture on the afternoon of April 18. The three occupants were rescued from the se...
Apr 18, 2022 Local News
Nishitetsu Plans ¥50 Bus Rides for Elementary School Students During Golden Week
Nishitetsu announced that the ¥50 bus campaign, which was popular last year, will be resumed during Golden Week. This campaign, which allows any elementary school student to ride.....
Apr 15, 2022 Local News
Demand For Rubber Gloves For Robots Increasing
Demand for the world’s first rubber gloves for robots produced by a Kurume-based manufacturer, Towa Corporation, is increasing. ‘ROBO Glove’ was developed three years ago to improv...
Apr 15, 2022 Local News
New Restaurant and Entertainment Complex to Open Near Canal City Hakata
A new food-and-entertainment facility will open next to Canal City Hakata. The Fukuoka-based entertainment production company, Zero-Ten, is currently developing the three-story bui...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Yanagawa City To Provide High School Education and Housing For Ukraine Evacuees
Yanagawa High School announced it would accept about ten students from Ukraine. Taking advantage of its international course for exchange students, the school will provide special ...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Prefecture and Kyudai Sign Collaborate for Technological Innovation
Aiming to encourage technological innovation in diverse fields such as industry and medicine, Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyushu University signed a comprehensive partnership agreement ...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Repeat Offender Arrested For Self-serve Coffee Theft
A 72-year-old man from Itoshima was arrested for theft in connection with self-serve coffee at a convenience store. The man is believed to have purchased an S-size cup but poured h...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group Mandates Male Paternity Leave
From October 2022, all fathers working for the group’s companies will be required to take paid leave during the first eight weeks after the birth of their children. The group will ...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Doubles Profit in One Year
Yaskawa Electric Corporation’s annual profit for the fiscal period ending in February hit a new record high. Its net income reached ¥38.3 billion, almost twice as much as that prev...