Mother Gets Suspended Sentence in Fatal Fukuoka Crash
The Fukuoka District Court sentenced a 33-year-old mother from Dazaifu to three years in prison, suspended for...
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Mother Gets Suspended Sentence in Fatal Fukuoka Crash
The Fukuoka District Court sentenced a 33-year-old mother from Dazaifu to three years in prison, suspended for...
Kitakyushu Denies Muslim-Only Lunches Rumor
The Kitakyushu City Board of Education has denied widespread social media posts claiming...
Kyushu Trade Surplus Despite Auto Slump
Moji Customs reported that the Kyushu economic zone—including Okinawa and Yamaguchi—recorded a trade surplus...
Fukuoka Condo Rumors Denied by Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture said on September 22 it has received about 100 complaints regarding a proposed condominium project in Asakura City...
Omuta Uses Yokan in Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign
On the first day of Fukuoka Prefecture’s autumn traffic safety campaign, police and city officials in Omuta distributed yokan sweets with the slogan...
Kitakyushu Lecturer Arrested for Cannabis Possession
A 33-year-old elementary school lecturer in Kitakyushu was arrested on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act after being found with...
Fukuoka Restaurants Halt Gomasaba Over Parasite Risk
Some restaurants in Fukuoka have stopped serving “gomasaba,” a local specialty of raw mackerel with sesame, green onions, and sweet soy sauce...
Kyushu Output Rises on Semiconductor Demand
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry reported that July’s industrial production index rose 3.9% from June to 112.8...
Fukuoka Airport Weighs Noise Barrier
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will conduct noise surveys this year in Fukuoka’s Higashi-Naka district...
Sake Quality Judged Amid Rice Shortages
The Fukuoka Regional Taxation Bureau held its 102nd annual sake appraisal on September 18, evaluating junmai, ginjo, and...