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Kyushu University, City Discuss Ito and Hakozaki Plans

Fukuoka City Council’s Kyushu University Relocation and Site Measures Committee met on October 14 to discuss progress since...

Fukuoka Court Convicts Woman for Food Tampering

A 70-year-old woman received a suspended sentence from the Fukuoka District Court for inserting stapler pins into yogurt and...

Teacher Arrested Over Forged License in Fukuoka

A 66-year-old teaching assistant, Masahito Kondo, was arrested on October 13 for allegedly submitting a forged copy of a teaching...

Ex-Wedding Hall CEO Jailed for COVID Aid Fraud

The Fukuoka District Court sentenced Atsushi Ogushi, former president of Kurume-based wedding hall operator Arcadia...

Hakata Yari Udon Expands to Hong Kong

Nishitetsu Group will open the first overseas branch of “Hakata Yari Udon” in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district on...

Kyushu Semiconductor Expo Doubles in Scale

The second Kyushu Semiconductor Industry Exhibition opened on October 8 at Marine Messe Fukuoka, doubling in size from...

Monkey Damages Cars in Kitakyushu

In Kitakyushu’s Wakamatsu Ward, more than 150 reports of monkey sightings and property damage were filed between July and September...

Man Arrested For Drunk Cycling Near Hakata Station

A 48-year-old unemployed man was arrested for riding a bicycle under the influence near JR Hakata Station on...