The Latest Breaking News from Fukuoka

FUKUOKA -- An about 160-year-old hotel in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, has changed the hot spring water in its public baths only twice a year in violation of the Public Bath Houses Law, it has been learned.

Fukuoka Airport does not let aircraft land after 10pm due to noise concerns

Unknown to most is that our capital city and Japan’s gateway to Kyushu, Fukuoka, have shared a friendship for 15 years. In honour of this special relationship, head chef Norihisa Maeda at Kinu By Takagi at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, is taking diners on a culinary journey to Fukuoka this…

Seasonal produce is always a culinary quintessence at Kinu by Takagi, the signature Japanese kaiseki restaurant at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.

A Chinese official said Thursday that eight people have died in the sinking of a cargo ship in waters between Japan and South Korea. Lyu Guijun, the consul general in the western Japanese city of Fukuoka, told state broadcaster CGTN that six of the eight victims were Chinese, The Associated…

FUKUOKA -- The Fukuoka prefectural police on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of fatally stabbing a woman near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka.

FUKUOKA -- Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, announced Tuesday that its honden main hall will be significantly renovated for the shrine's grand refurbishment ceremony in 2027.

The deal also includes a place to stay for workers who need to get to their headquarters city often.

Thai AirAsia launches its inaugural flight to Fukuoka via Don Mueang. This route launch comes just in time with the further relaxation of travel protocols and visas for foreign travellers to Japan.

Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) has revamped the interior of its luxury sleeper train Nanatsuboshi (Seven Stars in Kyushu), unveiling the new train cars to the media on Wednesday at Hakata Station in Fukuoka.

Thai Airways is offering promotional airfare following the resumption of Bangkok-Fukuoka return flights in its winter 2022/23 schedule starting Oct 30. Flight TG648 departs from Bangkok at 1am and arrives in Fukuoka at 8.10am (local time) and TG649 departs Fukuoka at 11.40am (local time) and arrives in Bangkok at 3.40pm.