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South Korean Tourist Bus Catches Fire on Kyushu Expressway
On the morning of March 6th, a tourist bus traveling on the Kyushu Expressway in Kurume City caught fire and burned fiercely. The bus was carrying 26 passengers and crew members, a...
Elementary School Teacher in Kurume Removes Chairs from Students, Sparks Outrage
It has been revealed that a female teacher in charge of first-grade students at a Kurume City elementary school has been conducting inappropriate instruction, such as taking away c...
Chikuho Bank and Others Collaborate on JR Kyudai Main Line
Chikuho Bank, Oita Prefectural Credit Union (Oita City), and JR Kyushu signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement on January 12 to revitalize the local economy and increase compe...
Nepalese Convenience Store Employee Thwarts Scam
A letter of appreciation was presented by the police to a Nepalese convenience store clerk for preventing a phony phone scam. Sapkota Salik Ram, 30, has been in Japan for 10 years....
Kurume Hairdresser Wins International Award
Kurume-based Noriyuki Mutaguchi won first prize at the 2022 OMC Hairworld competition. The international contest gathered some 700 professionals from around the world in Paris this...
Marijuana Seized in the Mountains of Fukuoka
A 28-year-old company executive was arrested for cultivating marijuana plants for profit in the mountains of Kurume City. The number of marijuana plants numbered 568, the largest n...
Vaccine Manufacturing Base To Be Established in Kurume City
A Tokyo-based venture company involved in clinical trials of a vaccine for the new coronavirus will establish a vaccine manufacturing base in...
Increasing Number of With-pet Evacuation Facilities in Kyushu
Pet-friendly emergency shelters are becoming available in some municipalities in Kyushu. Kurume Cycle Family Park accepts with-pet evacuees while alert level 3 or above is in effec...
Construction of Shiseido’s Newest Factory Completed in Kurume
Shiseido, a major cosmetics manufacturer, has completed the construction of a new factory in Kurume City. Shiseido's mainstay products, such as Aqua Label and Elixir, will be manuf...
Kurume City Company Develops AI Robot for Strawberry Picking
A company in Kurume City has developed a robot that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to harvest strawberries automatically. The box-shaped robot is on wheels, and it automatically...