Tokyo-based Luup has launched its electric scooter and bike-sharing service in Naha City, Okinawa. As of July 8, the company ...

A head of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s planned Osprey deployment at Saga Airport beginning July 9, Saga City Mayor ...

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 ...

Fukuoka’s city center is seeing a surge in the establishment of research and development hubs, particularly in semiconductors. In October, U.S.-based Amkor Technology—ranked second globally in ...

Bank of Japan’s Fukuoka branch reported a notable drop in automobile exports since May, attributing the decline to shifts in production to U.S. facilities and price adjustments to absorb rising ...

In 2024, foreign cruise ships made 1,923 calls at Japanese ports—a 1.5-fold increase from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Hakata Port led ...