After temporarily relocating to Hakata’s Tenyamachi district due to redevelopment in Tenjin, the new building for long-established Japanese restaurant Kappo Yoshida is now complete. A media preview ...

The 2025 Tour de Kyushu cycling race will expand to five prefectures for the first time, adding Nagasaki and Miyazaki to its previous host regions of Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Oita. Announced by the ...

Fukuoka Prefecture reported its first case this year of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), a potentially fatal tick-borne illness. The infection was confirmed between May 19 and 25.

Ahead of new regulations mandating heat illness prevention at workplaces, the Fukuoka Labour Bureau held a briefing for over 140 representatives from construction and manufacturing firms. Officials ...

Kitakyushu is leveraging its rich sushi culture to boost inbound tourism, establishing a dedicated “Sushi Capital Division” this spring. High-end sushi events like the Teruzushi “mansion lunch” at the ...

Oita Prefecture held its first meeting of the Tourism Promotion Revenue Review Panel to discuss the potential introduction of ...

A theft occurred at a farm shed in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, where 60 kilograms of rice valued at ¥55,000 were reported missing. The rice, stored in a refrigerator inside the shed, was last seen on ...

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