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Kyushu Electric Power to Double Renewable Energy Sources by 2030
Kyushu Electric Power has announced that it will integrate its renewable energy business with Kyuden Mirai Energy in April of next year. The company plans to transfer two businesse...
Elementary School Teacher in Kurume Removes Chairs from Students, Sparks Outrage
It has been revealed that a female teacher in charge of first-grade students at a Kurume City elementary school has been conducting inappropriate instruction, such as taking away c...
Indian Man Arrested For Smuggling 2kg of Drugs Worth ¥113m
In the first drug seizure of its kind since September 2019, a 71-year-old Indian man has been arrested for smuggling approximately 2 kilograms of illegal drugs worth approximately ...
World Masters Aquatics Championships Returns to Japan After 4 Years
The "World Aquatics Masters Championships Kyushu 2023," a biennial event, has been scheduled to take place from August 2 (Wed) to August 11 (Fri), 2023. The event will be jointly h...
High School Student Arrested for Strangling Man to Death on Fukuoka Beach
A 17-year-old male high school student from Osaka was arrested on suspicion of strangling and killing a 26-year-old man on a beach in Fukuoka City. The victim's body was found with...
High-Speed Ferry Between Tsushima and Busan Resumes After Three-Year Hiatus
The high-speed ferry service between Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture and Busan, South Korea, resumed on the 25th after a three-year suspension. A Korean woman who works for...
Fukuoka Inn’s Infrequent Bath Water Changes Expose Guests to Dangerous Bacteria
Daimaru Bessou, an inn in the Futsukaichi Onsen area of Chikushino City, has received improvement orders from the prefecture for only changing its bath water twice a year, instead ...
Fukuoka City Subway Staff Arrested For Upskirt Photography
A 34-year-old staff member of the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau, has been arrested on suspicion of violating the prefecture's nuisance prevention ordinance for using his smart...
One Year On: Ukrainians in Fukuoka Still Require Support
It has been one year since Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainians are still living in evacuation in various parts of Kyushu and Okinawa, requiring continuous sup...
Kyushu-Okinawa’s Economy Shifts With Pandemic-Era Consumer Habits
The Bank of Japan's Fukuoka branch has released its latest economic analysis of the Kyushu-Okinawa region, highlighting a shift in consumer behavior due to rising prices. While con...