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Kitakyushu Offshore Wind Farm Starts Operations

Japan’s largest offshore wind farm began commercial operations on March 2 off the coast of Hibikinada in Kitakyushu...

Nishi-Nippon City Bank To Open NCB Hall in Early June

Nishi-Nippon City Bank announced on February 26 that it will open the NCB Hall cultural facility in early June inside...

Former Karate School Head Sentenced to 24 Years for Sexual Assault

The Kokura branch of the Fukuoka District Court sentenced a former karate school operator in Kitakyushu to 24 years in prison...

Junkudo Bookstore To Open in Tenjin Business Center II

Junkudo Bookstore will open a new outlet in the Tenjin Business Center II, a redevelopment project underway in central Fukuoka...

Fukuoka Mitsukoshi To Downsize Department Store Floors in Renovation

Iwataya Mitsukoshi, a subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, announced on February 25 that it will renovate Fukuoka Mitsukoshi...

Yanagawa Station Exchange Facility Set for 2027 Opening

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. announced that construction will begin in April 2026 on a new community and tourism complex in...

Fukuoka Prefecture to Establish “Fukuoka Model” for Used EV Battery Resource Circulation

Amid the global shift toward electric vehicles (EVs), and in anticipation of the rapid increase in used EV batteries, the need to...

Mitsui Mining & Smelting to Build Rare Earth Research Hub in Omuta

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), a nonferrous metals manufacturer, will establish a new organization, the “Kyushu...