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Five arrested over alleged attempt to force woman into overseas scams
Police arrested five people, including a gang member, on suspicion of abducting a woman to make her work for an overseas scam operation. They allegedly confined the woman, who is i...
Prefectural staff salaries at One Health office top 43 million yen
Fukuoka Prefecture paid more than 43.32 million yen in salaries over three years through August for staff assigned to a One Health office led by former assembly speaker Isao Kurauc...
Hawks set home attendance record of 2.81 million
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks drew a record 2,811,356 spectators to their 72 home games this season. It was the club’s highest attendance since it began reporting actual spectator cou...
JR Kyushu warns of possible leak of 1.3 million email addresses
JR Kyushu said unauthorized access may have exposed up to 1.3 million email addresses belonging to its website members. The incident affected a cloud service operated by IDCF, a So...
False Online Allegations Target Fukuoka Mayoral Hopeful
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting has reported that false online allegations are targeting Ayano Sasaki, a prospective candidate in Fukuoka's November 15 mayoral election. The posts linked...
Kyushu University connection celebrated after chemistry Nobel announcement
Kyushu University emeritus professor Junji Inanaga welcomed the Nobel chemistry prize announced for Kenso Soai and Henri Kagan on Oct. 7. Inanaga invited Soai to serve as a visitin...
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...
Takashima rules out naming a successor
Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima said on Oct. 8 that he did not intend to name a successor in November’s mayoral election. He has already announced that he will not seek another...
All 15 days of Kyushu sumo tournament sell out
Tickets for all 15 days of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament have sold out, according to the Japan Sumo Association. The tournament opens on Nov. 8 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. A trad...
Fukuoka teacher challenges rejection of break-time request
A Fukuoka municipal junior high school teacher’s lawsuit over a rejected working-conditions request had its first hearing on Oct. 6. The teacher had asked in August 2025 for measur...