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Taiwan Festival in Fukuoka 2026: Autumn

The atmosphere of a Taiwanese night market returns to central Tenjin for around three weeks this autumn. Following a Lunar...

SICF Fukuoka

SICF (Spiral Independent Creators Festival, an art festival established in 2000 by Tokyo's Spiral art center to...

Kitakyushu offers record 7.2 billion yen in premium vouchers

Kitakyushu will sell a record 7.2 billion yen in premium digital shopping vouchers by lottery. The Paycha vouchers are issued by the Kitakyushu…

Oita-Seoul Flights to Resume

Oita Prefecture announced on September 7 that Korean Air will resume direct flights between Oita Airport and Incheon Airport near Seoul from Oct…

Hakozaki Shrine Hojoya Festival 2026 Guide

Plan your visit to Hakozaki Shrine’s Hojoya Festival 2026 in Fukuoka, with festival history, 500 stalls, traditions, performances, highlights an…

The FAF Architecture Culture Festival

The FAF Architecture Culture Festival takes over the Fukuoka Bank Head Office in central Tenjin on Oct 3, 2026. Organized by...

BOUNCEE by RIHGA Fukuoka Hakata Opens in Gionmachi

Fukuoka is a city where younger generations and international visitors mingle, and new shops and services continue to emerge. Royal Hotel, with…

Kagoshima Minimum Wage to Rise to 1,090 Yen

The Kagoshima Local Minimum Wage Council recommended raising the prefecture's minimum hourly wage by 64 yen, from 1,026 yen to 1,090 yen, on Aug…

Kitakyushu Debt Falls as Tax Revenue Hits Record

Kitakyushu City said its outstanding municipal debt fell by 20.5 billion yen to 1.1852 trillion yen at the end of fiscal 2025, marking the first…

Kitakyushu Budget Backs School Meals and Small Businesses

Kitakyushu Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi announced a 2.72 billion yen supplementary budget proposal for the September city assembly session. The plan…

Kitakyushu High School Tests Sunglasses for Students

About 50 students at Keisei High School in Kokura Kita Ward began a one-year trial allowing sunglasses to be used as part of school life. Introd…

LDP to Question Fukuoka Branch Over Assembly Turmoil

The Liberal Democratic Party leadership plans to question senior members of its Fukuoka prefectural branch on August 28 over continuing turmoil…

Former METI Official Plans Fukuoka Mayoral Run

Hisaya Watanabe, a 58-year-old company president from Fukuoka's Sawara Ward, intends to run in the next Fukuoka mayoral election. Born in Kitaky…

Open-Top Bus to Roll Through Kurosaki Arcade

An open-top double-decker sightseeing bus will travel through the covered Kurosaki shopping arcade in Kitakyushu in September. The ride is part…

Kurauchi Seeks Fukuoka Assembly Resignation

Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Speaker Isao Kurauchi submitted a request to resign as an assembly member on August 24. He was expected to step dow…

New Rihga Hotel Brand to Open in Hakata

Royal Hotel held an opening reception on August 24 for Bouncy by Rihga Fukuoka Hakata, a new hotel in Fukuoka City's Hakata Ward that will open…

Kyushu Electric Backs AI Data Center Near Sendai Plant

Kyushu Electric Power President Masaru Nishiyama visited Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on August 24 and told Mayor Ryoji Tanaka that the…

Kyushu Asia Coffee Festival 2026

Kyushu Asia Coffee Festival returns to Hakata Hankyu for its fourth edition, bringing together roasters and...