Fukuoka City has launched a pilot service using generative AI to identify plastic waste through its official LINE ...

Fukuoka Prefecture has opened a dedicated helpline to support fathers balancing work and childcare. The free “Papa’s ...

Kitakyushu Rapid Transit, operator of the Kitakyushu Monorail, has applied to raise fares by an average of 14.5% ...

Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) will launch a trial digital travel consultation booth at Nishitetsu Kurume Station from ...

In anticipation of large crowds for Halloween, Fukuoka City installed fencing around Kego Park in Tenjin on October 28 (until ...

Ten years after Fukuoka became Japan’s first city to offer a Startup Visa, the experiment is still alive—and evolving. Over ...

Kitakyushu City plans to raise municipal bus fares by an average of 18.7% in spring 2026—the first increase in 14 years, excluding tax changes. The base fare will rise from ¥190 to ¥240. Officials say ...

Four red kangaroo joeys have been born this year at “Animal Forest” in Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, Fukuoka’s Higashi Ward.

A 51-year-old Fukuoka Prefectural Police superintendent was referred to prosecutors on October 23 for allegedly filming under a woman’s skirt on a subway train in June. The officer, Koji Tanaka, ...

JR Kyushu President Yoji Furuimi met Vice Minister Tomonori Mizushima at the Transport Ministry on October 23 to ...

The City of Kumamoto held the first meeting of an expert panel on October 22 to discuss measures for revitalizing the city’s troubled tram system, which has faced frequent accidents and operational ...