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Police check vehicle yards and foreign workers’ conditions
Police, immigration officials and firefighters inspected vehicle-dismantling yards in the Kasuya Police Station area on Oct. 22. The operation covered about 20 yards, with around 5...
Original Tetsunabe gyoza operator enters bankruptcy
The Kokura branch of Fukuoka District Court began bankruptcy proceedings on Oct. 2 for the company that operated Honten Tetsunabe, the Kitakyushu restaurant credited with originati...
MrMax launches revamped private label with 100 products
MrMax launched its revamped private label, GOOD Max!, on Oct. 20 with an initial range of 100 products. The retailer unveiled the food and household-goods range at its Kasuga store...
Kyushu Symphony plans ticket increases to restore profitability
The Kyushu Symphony Orchestra plans to raise ticket prices by up to ¥600 from fiscal 2027 as it works toward profitability by fiscal 2028. The orchestra effectively recorded ordina...
Kitakyushu records its highest overnight visitor total
Kitakyushu recorded an estimated 2.345 million overnight visitors in 2025, up 23.9% from the previous year and its highest total to date. Overall tourist numbers rose 22.6% to 10.2...
Fukuoka plans electronic voting for next spring’s assembly election
Fukuoka Prefecture plans to submit an ordinance in December to allow electronic voting in next spring’s prefectural assembly election. Voters would select candidates on tablets or ...
Fukuoka households prepare for the fluorescent-light phaseout
Fukuoka households are switching to LED lighting ahead of the ban on manufacturing, importing and exporting general-purpose fluorescent lamps by the end of 2027. The phaseout follo...
Kyushu posts record September exports
Exports from the Kyushu economic region reached a September record of 1.1395 trillion yen, up 4.9% from a year earlier. Moji Customs said semiconductor manufacturing equipment was ...
Hakozaki redevelopment plan unveiled for former Kyushu University campus
A group led by Sumitomo Corporation unveiled the overall plan for HAKOZAKI BLOCK on Oct. 22. The redevelopment covers 28.5 hectares of the former Kyushu University Hakozaki campus....
Former Kyushu University Campus Project Named HAKOZAKI BLOCK
The redevelopment of Kyushu University’s former Hakozaki Campus has been named HAKOZAKI BLOCK, with plans for a new district combining housing, a major food destination, schools, h...