Yaskawa uses AI robots to build AI robots
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric is using AI-equipped robots to assemble other AI robots at a new factory that entered full operation in July. Its MOTOMAN NEXT system can plan...
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Fukuoka land prices rise for 11th year, but growth slows
Fukuoka Prefecture’s land prices rose 2.8% in the July 1 survey released Sep. 15, marking an 11th consecutive annual increase. The overall rise was 0.9 percentage points smaller...
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Kyushu recovery travel discounts open for bookings
Bookings for the Kyushu Fukko Ouenwari recovery travel discount opened online for Kumamoto and Nagasaki on Sep. 15. Eligible travel and stays from Oct. 1 receive subsidies...
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Fukuoka publishes online map of government reforms
Fukuoka Prefecture launched an online “reform map” on Sep. 14 to explain its efforts to overhaul prefectural government. The website sets out work on overseas activity expenses...
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Three Fukuoka municipalities designated for green data-center development
Kitakyushu, Nogata and Kurate received national GX strategic-region designation on Sep. 11 to support data-center development using decarbonized electricity. The program...
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Seiryu Park reopens with riverside terraces and new shops
The northern promenade of Seiryu Park and the plaza on Haruyoshi Bridge reopened on Sep. 11 following redevelopment. New riverside terraces bring visitors closer to the Naka...
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Tour de Kyushu adds Saga route, with major Tenjin traffic controls planned
Saga will host part of the Tour de Kyushu international cycling race for the first time this October. The four-day event runs from Oct. 9 to 12 across Saga, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Oita...
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Cosplay comes to Iizuka’s historic Denemon Ito residence
More than 30 cosplayers gathered at the former residence of coal entrepreneur Denemon Ito in Iizuka on Sep. 12. Iizuka City organized the event to introduce younger people to the.....
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Nanakuma Line sets timetable for 25 six-car trains (Update)
Fukuoka City plans to introduce up to eight six-car trainsets a year on the Nanakuma subway line from fiscal 2030, reaching 25 by fiscal 2034. The line currently operates four-car....
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Public vote selects Kitakyushu Monorail’s new train design
Kitakyushu Monorail has announced the design of new trains scheduled to enter service in 2028. The design takes its inspiration from scenery along the route. It received...
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