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Kitakyushu City and Toyama Prefecture, both actively promoting their regional sushi offerings, will go head-to-head ...

On Thursday, July 31 Fukuoka Now hosted a successful edition of its “Fukuoka Now Presents” series with the event Legal ...

Major food manufacturer Nissui will build a new factory in Kitakyushu’s Tobata Ward, slated to begin operations in ...

Kyushu Electric Power will partner with Taiwan’s ProLogium Technology to develop solid-state batteries for industrial use, aiming for mass production in FY2027. The batteries will offer improved ...

Fukuoka Prefecture has disciplined two male employees for misconduct. A 25-year-old engineer in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department was suspended for three months after being referred ...

More than 40 host club operators from Fukuoka’s Nakasu district attended a police briefing on revised regulations under the Entertainment Business Law. Effective June 28, the amendments prohibit sales ...

Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing has installed solar panels covering 6,324 square meters—equivalent to 24 tennis courts—on the roof of its Nagasaki facility. The system is expected to generate 1,400 ...

Nomura Real Estate and Takenaka Corporation plan to redevelop the Fukuoka Tenjin Center Building into a 21-story, mixed-use tower by FY2028. Located 250 meters west of the Tenjin intersection, the new ...

Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu has unveiled a new XR escape game using immersive digital technology. Developed to mark the 65th anniversary of the castle’s tower reconstruction, the attraction recreates ...

JR Kyushu and JR West project peak congestion on the Shinkansen during the Obon holiday, with outbound travel peaking on August 9 and inbound on August 16. This forecast applies to the Kyushu, ...

Bike-sharing operator Charichari has begun selling an investment fund for individuals to finance the introduction of 1,100 new electric-assist bicycles in Fukuoka by the end of August, responding to ...