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Train Driver Caught Playing Smartphone Game While Driving
A driver in his 20s was found to have been playing games on his smartphone several times while driving a local train on the JR Chikuho Main Line yesterday. According to JR Kyushu.....
Bus Driver Arrested for Public Indecency on Train
A Nishitetsu bus driver was arrested for exposing his lower body on a JR train. The man denies the charge. The suspect, a 53-year-old bus driver, was arrested on suspicion of publi...
Unemployed Man Nabbed For Painting Theft at Mojiko Station
According to police, an unemployed 67-year-old man in Mojiko Ward, Kitakyushu City, is suspected of stealing one of the paintings from an art exhibition held at JR Mojiko Station. ...
New Outlet Mall To Open on Former Space World Site
The Outlets Kitakyushu will open on the site of the former Space World in Kitakyushu City on April 28 as one of the largest outlet stores in Kyushu, with approximately...
City of Peace Museum Opens in Kitakyushu City
A new museum to pass on the story of war and peace opened in Kitakyushu City on March 19. Mayor Kitahashi and war veterans attended the opening ceremony to celebrate the opening...
Ordinance To Prohibit Touting in Designated Areas of Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City has compiled the outline of an ordinance to prohibit touting outside of restaurants and other establishments in the area around JR Kokura Station. According to Kita...
Large Fire at Tanga Market in Kitakyushu
In the early morning of the 19th, a fire broke out at Tanga Market in Kitakyushu City, destroying 42 stores, but no injuries were reported. According to the fire department, smoke ...
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Doubles Profit in One Year
Yaskawa Electric Corporation’s annual profit for the fiscal period ending in February hit a new record high. Its net income reached ¥38.3 billion, almost twice as much as that prev...
JR Kyushu’s High-speed Queen Beetle launches Hakata-Moji Route
The Queen Beetle, which was introduced as a high-speed vessel between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, but has been out of service due to the new coronavirus, began service on a rou...
Admittance of Skilled Foreigner Workers Resumed in Fukuoka
With the relaxation of border measures, acceptance of foreigners with specific skills has resumed. A company in Kitakyushu, which handles the long-term care business, has accepted....