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Fukuoka Expands Nursing Support for Medically Fragile Residents

Fukuoka City will launch a program as early as August 2025 to support families caring for...

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Kokutai Road Reopens After Overnight Sinkhole Repairs

Fukuoka City reopened traffic on Route 202, known locally as Kokutai Road, at 6:53 a.m. on June 11 after...

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Fukuoka Store Owner Arrested Over Synthetic Drug Sales

A 38-year-old store owner in Fukuoka’s Chuo Ward and one other individual were arrested by...

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Saibu Gas to Trial Postpartum Care Hotel Service in September

Saibu Gas Holdings will begin a trial in September offering hotel stays combined with...

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Fukuoka Students Promote Bike Lock Safety

On June 9, designated as “Lock Day,” a theft prevention campaign was held at Seinan Gakuin University in...

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Hakata Sunhills Hotel To Close In November

The Hakata Sunhills Hotel in Fukuoka’s Yoshizuka Honmachi will close on November 30...

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Road Collapse On Fukuoka’s Kokutai Street

A section of the sidewalk and part of the roadway on National Route 202 (commonly known as...

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British Man Arrested for Meth Smuggling in Fukuoka

A 76-year-old British man has been arrested for allegedly smuggling approximately 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine into Fukuoka Airport last month

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Tenjin Power Outage Shuts Down Major Facilities

A power outage struck central Fukuoka's Tenjin district on the evening of June 3, affecting major commercial facilities and the underground shopping arcade.

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Murasaki Station Turns Purple for Tea Promotion

Murasaki Station in Chikushino, Fukuoka, underwent a striking transformation on June 2 as part of a national promotional campaign for Coca-Cola Japan’s new unsweetened version of i...

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