KITAKYUSHU -- This southwestern Japan city has made improving academic performance a priority for fiscal 2026, placing ...

The Moji Port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture — which faces the Kanmon Straits separating the islands of Honshu and Kyushu — once saw the third-largest share of Japan’s annual exports flowing ...

Japan launches its first petrol-powered mini taxis following government deregulation, aiming to attract drivers and serve ...

Members of the "sushi capital city Kitakyushu council" are seen in Kitakyushu's Kokurakita Ward on Aug. 7, 2024. (Mainichi/Chie Yamashita) KITAKYUSHU -- The government of this southwestern Japan city ...

Japan's Kitakyushu Airport has been identified by a government-commissioned survey as being appropriate for privatisation. The airport is the closest in Japan to Korea (just 200km distant) and the ...

Kitakyushu City Hall is seen in the city's Kokurakita Ward in this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo. (Mainichi/Kimiya Tanabe) KITAKYUSHU -- False social media claims that the Kitakyushu Municipal Government ...

Japan stunned Wales in Kitakyushu with a first-Test fightback that condemned the visitors to an 18th successive defeat. The tourists led 19-7 at the break, but Japan scored all the second-half points ...

The decision from the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) will see Kitakyushu become the first city to stage both events in the same year. Copenhagen had been due to host the 2021 Artistic ...

If you find yourself anywhere near northern Kyushu or have time for a weekend getaway, head to Fukuoka Prefecture’s Kitakyushu City to see the beautiful wisteria tunnel. An hour drive north-east of ...

“Clean cities should be realized in collaboration with their citizens,” emphasized Mr. Aoyagi, who spoke about the city’s efforts to create a recycling-oriented society through the effective use and ...