Stories from Fukuoka · Japan

Rapper J.Y.C., a member of the Fukuoka-based hip-hop crew Nonky Boys, has released a new album titled "Dada." The album contains 28 tracks and marks his first major release in approximately five years.

Professors Hiroyuki Ai from Fukuoka University in Japan and Jerome Betz from the University of Wurtburg in Germany developed a new technique using tetrode electrodes. The method records electrical signals emitted by insects during acoustic signaling in dances to decipher distance-related information. This technique tracks brain activity when spatial memory is activated. The research involves monitoring how insects use signals to communicate environmental data.

The Super Mario Festa 2026 event is set to take place in May 2026 at the Hakata Station Plaza in Fukuoka.