Tourist data from Yufu City, home to Yufuin Onsen, shows total visitors rose 6% in 2024 to 4.29 million. Foreign visitors hit ...

On July 18, 2025 (Fri.), a new dining zone, “CANAL Gourmet Street KUOHKA,” opens in the basement of Canal City Hakata’s Grand ...

A voting irregularity occurred in Fukutsu City on July 13 when a woman cast two ballots during early voting for the House of ...

P olice are investigating after the body of a newborn boy was discovered in a garbage area of an apartment building in ...

T he Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival concluded at dawn on July 15 with the climactic “Oiyama” race, as teams carried one-ton ...

Asuka III,” Japan’s first large cruise ship to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel, made its maiden call at Hakata Port ...

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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 ...

Castella confectioner Fukusaya, founded in 1624 and based in Nagasaki, will build a new factory in Machida, Tokyo, set to ...

The annual summer festival in Sasaguri-machi culminates with a spectacular fireworks display. The day begins at 10 AM ...

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

On July 11, the Japan Meteorological Agency and Ministry of the Environment issued a heatstroke alert for Fukuoka ...