JR Kyushu Tests Ways to Revive Ibusuki–Makurazaki Line
JR Kyushu and local governments are testing new initiatives to revitalize the Ibusuki–Makurazaki Line in Kagoshima Prefecture, where...
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JR Kyushu Tests Ways to Revive Ibusuki–Makurazaki Line
JR Kyushu and local governments are testing new initiatives to revitalize the Ibusuki–Makurazaki Line in Kagoshima Prefecture, where...
Greater Bay Airlines Launches Fukuoka–Hong Kong Route
Hong Kong-based Greater Bay Airlines launched a new scheduled route between Fukuoka and Hong Kong on March 9, adding another carrier...
Construction Begins on Hakata Bypass Elevation Project
A construction ceremony was held on March 8 to mark the start of a grade separation project along the Route 3 Hakata Bypass in Fukuoka...
JR Kyushu Considers Overnight Trains During Concert Rush
JR Kyushu is considering allowing passengers to stay overnight in parked trains during a major concert weekend in April, when hotel shortages...
Two U.S. Marines Referred Over Nakasu Restaurant Thefts
Japanese police have referred two U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture to prosecutors...
Japan to Deploy Long-Range Missile at Kumamoto Base
Japan’s Defense Ministry announced it will deploy a new domestically developed long-range missile to a Ground Self-Defense Force unit...
McDonald’s Store Bans Unaccompanied Junior High Students
A McDonald’s restaurant in Fukuoka’s Higashi Ward temporarily posted a notice banning entry by unaccompanied students from two nearby municipal junior high schools following repeat...
Nippon Steel To Fully Acquire Krosaki Harima
Nippon Steel announced that its tender offer to fully acquire Krosaki Harima, a refractory materials manufacturer headquartered in Kitakyushu...
Parents Arrested Over Injury to Infant in Fukuoka
Police in Fukuoka City arrested a couple in their 20s and teens on suspicion of injuring their one-month-old son at their home...
Births in Fukuoka Fall to Record Low
The number of babies born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 2025 fell to 33,027, the lowest level since comparable records began in 2010...