Local News

Fukuoka Prefecture Gov. Wataru Aso announced that he intends to establish early this year a council that will try to get companies in the aircraft industry to relocate on the artificial island that is the site of the Kitakyushu Airport. He said the prefecture intends to pursue this policy in tandem with efforts to make the airport a freight distribution center. In addition to representatives of the prefectural government, the council membership will include representatives from local government and companies in related industries.