The city of Kitakyushu is sponsoring a television series in Thailand in an attempt to attract tourists from the country.
"Devil Lover," a romantic science-fiction action drama series that uses Kitakyushu as its main filming location, should bring many Thai visitors to the city, Mayor Kenji Kitahashi said Monday.
"Kitakyushu is an industrial port city with a richness of beautiful nature and mountain scenery that are suitable to be used as filming locations," Kitahashi said during an event at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Bangkok marking the show's launch.