On July 20, 2025, voters in Japan will go to the polls to elect members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the ...

Kumamoto University announced on July 9 that a Chinese language education center will open on campus on July 15, operated ...

Nagasaki University, Miyazaki University, and Kagoshima University signed a collaboration agreement on July 9 to jointly conduct research ...

Fukuoka City will launch a new program to help local small and mid-sized IT firms recruit Indian engineers. The initiative, announced ...

Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide has announced that its flagship brand will open a new hotel in Fukuoka City’s Momochihama area ...

T he Tanabata Festival, one of the five enduring seasonal festivals, is a cherished tradition wherein individuals express their aspirations for progress in academics and crafts. These wishes are ...

The Japanese donut chain “I’m donut?” known for its fluffy, chewy raw-style donuts, will open its first overseas branch in Taipei’s Da’an District on July 4. Managed by founder Ryota Hirako and ...

The Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education has dismissed a male lecturer in his 20s at a public high school in the Chikuho area for repeated indecent acts toward a female student between August 2023 ...

A male employee in his 40s at JA Fukuoka City’s Kanatake branch has been dismissed for embezzling approximately ¥62 million in cash from multiple users and relatives. From 2021 to March 2025, the ...

The official campaign period for Japan’s 27th House of Councillors election began on July 3. In Fukuoka Prefecture, 13 candidates are vying for three available seats. Contenders include ruling and ...

A new local sake, “Yoibi,” designed to complement Kurume’s yakitori, was unveiled on July 1. Developed over five months to celebrate yakitori’s 100-Year Food designation, the dry sake balances the ...

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., a global chemical manufacturer, will build a new plant in Fukuoka Prefecture to produce electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries—a core component of electric vehicles. The ...