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Fukuoka to Open Kyushu’s Largest Outlet Mall

A new outlet mall—the largest in Kyushu with about 200 stores—will open in spring 2027 on the former site of Marinoa City Fukuoka...

Hakata Station Adds Anti-Voyeur Mirrors

JR Kyushu has installed “anti-voyeur mirrors” on the up escalators at JR Hakata Station to deter illicit filming and...

AI Promotes Safe Escalator Use in Fukuoka

Fukuoka City Subway introduced an AI system at ten escalators in Tenjin and Hakata stations to encourage passengers...

Teen Escapes Police Custody in Yame, Fukuoka

A 15-year-old boy who was handcuffed and arrested for allegedly running a red light on a motorbike early on November 2 in Yame...

Fukuoka Launches AI Startup Training Program

Fukuoka City will begin a free three-month program in December to train engineers to launch solo AI-based businesses...

Fukuoka, WASH House Sign Disaster Aid Pact

Fukuoka Prefecture signed an agreement with laundromat chain WASH House to provide free laundry services for evacuees during disasters...

Kitakyushu Nursery Loses USB With Child Data

Kitakyushu City reported that a municipal nursery lost a USB drive containing personal information on 49 former pupils, including...

Fukuoka Probes Leak of Land Deal Documents

Fukuoka Prefecture questioned 98 employees after internal documents on a land purchase for a road project in Akamura were leaked to the media...