Four individuals, including a company executive based in Kitakyushu’s Kokurakita Ward, were arrested for allegedly defrauding ...

The Kyushu District Transport Bureau reported a 21% year-on-year increase in foreign arrivals to Kyushu in May, reaching a ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mount Shinmoedake, part of the Kirishima mountain range ...

Shahab Zahedi, former Iran national team striker and current Avispa Fukuoka player, resumed training on June 24 after ...

Hoshino Resorts announced it will open its first “Risonare” brand hotel in the Kyushu-Yamaguchi region on December 11.

Kitakyushu City Library began offering free access to archived NHK and commercial TV programs on June 24. The service, provided by the Broadcast Program Center, allows on-site viewing of 420 titles ...

M arine World Uminonakamichi in Fukuoka has successfully bred around 100 juveniles of the endangered Yamano-kami, a freshwater fish native only to Kyushu. The species has declined ...

T wo Mongolian nationals were arrested for illegally entering Japan by climbing down a mooring rope from a cruise ship docked in Hakata Port in February. The pair, who left their ...

Kitakyushu City has begun soliciting ideas from private companies for the future use of a 4,400 m2 city-owned waterfront plot ...

La Spiga, the cozy Italian-style bakery near Ohori Park, will close on June 30. Known for its fresh focaccia sandwiches, over ...

A special civic education class was held at Shonai Elementary School in Iizuka City to teach sixth graders about government ...

Tamico Kumamoto, a subsidiary of South Korea’s MiCo Group, will open its first Japanese plant in Tamana City, Kumamoto, by ...