Wisteria Vigilante Comes Clean, Apologizes
Well, folks, we have an update on the wisteria cutting incident at Maizuru Park in Fukuoka City. A man, apparently trying to be some sort of hero...
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Oita’s New Mayor Plans Free School Lunches
Former House of Councilors member Shinya Adachi was elected unopposed as Oita's mayor and announced his top priority of addressing the declining birthrate...
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METI Orders Improvement for Major Utilities including Kyuden
The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has issued business improvement orders to subsidiaries of Kyushu Electric Power, Kansai Electric Power, and...
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Sun’s Egg Mangoes Fetch Record-Breaking ¥600,000
The first auction of the season for the "Egg of the Sun," a premium brand of mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture, took place on April 13th, setting a record high price of ¥600,000 for...
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Fukuoka Swimming Championships Ban Russian, Belarusian Athletes
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has decided to continue its policy of not inviting Russian and Belarusian athletes to the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in Ju...
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Nishitetsu Hotel Debuts Near Nanakuma Line Station
The Nishitetsu Hotel Croom Hakata Gion Kushida Shrine-mae opened on April 12th, featuring a location one minute away from the recently extended Kushida Shrine-mae Station on the Fu...
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Electric Trikes Tested at Kyushu University Campus
Kyushu University and QTnet, a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power (Fukuoka City), began a demonstration experiment with electric three-wheeled bikes at the Ito Campus (Fukuoka Cit...
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Aeon Kyushu Sees Record High Net Profit
Aeon Kyushu's net profit for the fiscal year ending February 2023 reached a record high of 4.6 billion yen, a 69% increase compared to the previous year. The growth was driven by s...
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Swimming Championship Brings Economic Boost
As preparations for the World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023 continue, the temporary venue is being set up at Marine Messe Fukuoka (Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City). The event, sche...
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Nishi-Nippon Shimbun Raises Subscription Fees
Nishi-Nippon Shimbun has announced a 500 yen increase in its monthly subscription fees starting in May, due to the soaring cost of raw materials for newspaper production. The compa...
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