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Yamato Fly Their Own Jets Between Kitakyushu and Tokyo
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. will introduce the first company-owned jets to connect Kitakyushu and two other domestic airports with Tokyo. Three A321 ships currently used as passenger...
PCR Kit Shortage Leads To Canceled Classes
Delayed PCR screening operations are causing extended school closures in Kitakyushu City. The city’s education committee has expanded its PCR handling capacity but still had no cho...
Uncrewed Ferry Test Completed in Kitakyushu
A trial to operate uncrewed cruise ships took place at Shinmoji Port in Kitakyushu City. The first project of the kind in the world saw a 222-meter-long vessel successfully sail ou...
Suspicious Plastic Containers Wash Up On Shores Again
Suspicious plastic containers are washing up on the beaches of Kitakyushu again. Last winter, the city found a total of 111 containers that had Hangul and Chinese letters written o...
Fukuoka: The Steely Backbone of Japan’s Modernization
The imperial steelworks established 120 years ago in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Pref., on the southern island of Kyushu, drove Japan's modernization. And coal mined in the nearby Chikuho ...
US University Considering Opening Campus In Kitakyushu
Officials from the University of Wisconsin-Stout visited Kitakyushu City. The American university is considering opening a Japanese Campus in Moji Ward in 2024, focusing on...
Increase of Kitakyushu – Incheon Cargo Flights Announced
The operation of an additional regular cargo flight between Kitakyushu and Incheon (Seoul) began this month. Korean Air cargo flights now operate from Wednesday to...
Local Transportation Companies Collaborate On Discount Program
JR Kyushu, Nishitetsu, and Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo jointly announced the launch of a new digital mobility service based on MaaS. The three companies will sell ‘Kitakyushu Itteki-MaaS ...
Kitakyushu’s New Sightseeing & Dining Promotion Campaign
Kitakyushu City announced new sightseeing promotion campaigns for residents of Fukuoka Prefecture. The Accommodation Monitor Campaign offers ¥1,000 ~ ¥3,000 per night for stays at ...
Illumination Began in Kokura
The Kokura Illumination has begun in a part of central Kitakyushu City. The area is lit up with lights to celebrate the upcoming gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics world championsh...