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Fukuoka governor proposes three months without salary
Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori said on Sep. 25 that he intends to forgo his entire salary for three months over the problems surrounding prefectural government. Including...
Kitakyushu forms council to pursue backup-capital designation
Kitakyushu’s administration and city assembly held the first meeting of a council pursuing designation as a backup capital for major disasters. The city is working with Fukuoka...
Fukuoka assembly drafts economy-class rule for overseas trips
A cross-party Fukuoka prefectural assembly team drafted rules on Sep. 28 making economy class the default for members’ overseas trips. Hotel spending would generally follow the...
New rice sells for less than last year’s crop in Fukuoka
A Fukuoka supermarket was selling new-season rice for 2,970 yen on Sep. 28, below the 3,218 yen price of last year’s rice. The store attributed the unusual gap to expensive...
Toyota’s Miyata plant passes 10 million vehicles
Toyota Motor Kyushu held a ceremony on Sep. 28 after its Miyata plant in Miyawaka produced its 10 millionth vehicle on Sep. 11. The factory began production in December 1992...
JR Hakata City reaches one billion visits
JR Hakata City marked one billion cumulative visits with a ceremony on Sep. 18. The station complex reached the milestone on Sep. 9, about 15 and a half years after opening...
Kyushu University OLED researcher receives Clarivate honor
Kyushu University professor Chihaya Adachi has been named a 2026 Clarivate Citation Laureate for his research on organic light-emitting diodes. He is among 22 researchers from...
Dazaifu Tenmangu’s main hall reopens after major restoration
Dazaifu Tenmangu reopened its main hall for worship on Sep. 19 after a closure of about three and a half years. The shrine’s first major restoration in 124 years included...
Mass fish deaths investigated in Kitakyushu river
Large numbers of sardines and other fish were found dead near the mouth of the Shioiri River in Kitakyushu’s Wakamatsu Ward on Sep. 23. City contractors began removing...
Yoshino Hospital to move into Wakamatsu Hospital’s site
Yoshino Hospital will relocate to the site of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health’s Wakamatsu Hospital in Kitakyushu, according to a revised plan announced...