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Officials Warn Lunar New Year Visitors Against Illegal Taxis

Transport authorities and Fukuoka Prefectural Police urged foreign tourists visiting Japan for the Lunar New Year holidays...

Man Arrested Over Laser Incident on Trains

Police in Kitakyushu arrested a 52-year-old company employee on suspicion of obstructing business operations by...

Two Arrested in Alleged Car–Motorbike Attack

Police in Fukuoka Prefecture arrested a 24-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder after...

StarFlyer Trainee Arrested Over Drug Use

StarFlyer announced that a 24-year-old trainee pilot was arrested in January on suspicion of using stimulants...

Kokura Castle Hits 10 Million Visitors

Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu welcomed its 10 millionth visitor on February 11, marking a milestone for one of the city’s...

Kagoshima University Plans Amami Satellite Campus

Kagoshima University announced plans to open a satellite campus on Amami Oshima in the 2028 academic year to support regional...

Foreign Workers in Fukuoka Hit New Record

The number of foreign workers in Fukuoka Prefecture reached a record 85,385 as of the end of October 2025, an increase of 9,186...

Beppu City Discards ¥4.2 Million in Rice Vouchers

Beppu City said on February 9 that municipal staff mistakenly disposed of rice vouchers worth about ¥4.2 million that...