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Kitakyushu names new mascots Happy and Charmy
Kitakyushu announced Happy and Charmy as the names of its two new city mascots on Oct. 19, 2026. Designed by Susumu Matsushita, they are presented as the children of Space World’s....
Kitakyushu plans resident talks as data-center construction is delayed
Kitakyushu will establish a council bringing together residents, the developer and city officials to discuss a proposed data center in Wakamatsu Ward. Mayor Takeuchi announced the ...
American Man Rearrested Over Alleged Indecent Exposure
According to a report by RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, police in Kitakyushu have rearrested a 42-year-old American national living in Yahatanishi Ward on suspicion of public indecency...
Kitakyushu Airport tests fuel made with used cooking oil
StarFlyer is testing B5 biodiesel in ground vehicles at Kitakyushu Airport through February 2027. The fuel blends regular diesel with 5% biodiesel made from used cooking oil collec...
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...
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...
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...
Kitakyushu cafe asks customers to lock away their phones
TCK cafe has opened in a vacant shop in Kitakyushu’s Kokurakita Ward with a digital detox concept. Customers leave smartphones and other electronic devices in lockers on...
Yaskawa uses AI robots to build AI robots
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric is using AI-equipped robots to assemble other AI robots at a new factory that entered full operation in July. Its MOTOMAN NEXT system can plan...