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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...

Hakata Daimaru Reports ¥140M Loss as Inbound Sales Fall

Hakata Daimaru posted a net loss of ¥140 million for March–August 2025, compared with a ¥368 million profit a year earlier...

Stadium City Hotel Nagasaki Opens ¥1.5M Royal Suite

Stadium City Hotel Nagasaki has begun accepting reservations for its new “Royal Suite,” priced at ¥1.5 million per night...

Surge in HQ Relocations to Fukuoka in FY2024

Tokyo Shoko Research’s Fukuoka Branch reports that in FY2024, 456 companies relocated headquarters or core HQ functions to Fukuoka from...

Nagasaki Governor Oishi to Seek Second Term

Nagasaki Governor Kengo Oishi, 43, announced on October 10 that he will run for re-election in the February 2026 gubernatorial race...

OpenAI Japan CEO Highlights Startup Support in Fukuoka

At a startup support event hosted by Fukuoka Financial Group on October 10, OpenAI Japan President Tadao Nagasaki announced...

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...

Kyushu Regional Exports Rise in August

According to preliminary trade statistics released by Moji Customs, exports from the Kyushu economic zone...