In late August, a 56-year-old Kitakyushu city employee chased down and caught a man who had stolen two luxury handbags ...

Kitakyushu City will fund part of the redevelopment of Tanga Market through Japan’s “corporate hometown tax” system. The ...

L inear rainbands have formed over Nagasaki and Kumamoto, triggering an emergency warning for heavy rainfall. Torrential ...

All eight prefectures in Kyushu and Okinawa have announced record-high minimum wage increases for FY2025 amid rising living ...

Fukuoka Prefecture has reported an estimated ¥15.2 billion in damage caused by record rainfall that began on August ...

A 51-year-old woman, formerly working as an astrologer in Fukuoka, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a local woman ...

This is an update to a previously shared story. A 60-year-old associate professor at Seinan Gakuin University, who was arrested ...

A 31-year-old man in Fukuoka has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female subordinate under false ...

Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Suntory Holdings, told police he was unaware that a supplement he received contained ...

This week’s Thursday Gathering looks at how innovation is reshaping mobility, IoT, and food systems. Learn from a caregiving ...

A 113-meter office tower—the tallest to date in Fukuoka’s Tenjin Big Bang redevelopment—opened September 3 in Tenjin ...

Fukuoka International Airport will expand its international terminal’s commercial zone on December 5, adding 13 new shops ...