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Mar 15, 2023 Local News
SL Hitoyoshi Train’s Final Test Drive Draws Fans
Fans from across the country gathered at the JR Kyushu Kokura General Rolling Stock Center to witness the final preparations and test drive of the iconic tourist train "SL Hitoyosh...
Mar 9, 2023 Local News
Production Constraints Ease, New Car Registrations Increase in Kyushu
New car registrations (excluding mini-vehicles) in the seven Kyushu prefectures for February 2023 increased by 25.5% compared to the same month last year, reaching 26,633 units. Th...
Feb 28, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power to Double Renewable Energy Sources by 2030
Kyushu Electric Power has announced that it will integrate its renewable energy business with Kyuden Mirai Energy in April of next year. The company plans to transfer two businesse...
Feb 24, 2023 Local News
Kyushu-Okinawa’s Economy Shifts With Pandemic-Era Consumer Habits
The Bank of Japan's Fukuoka branch has released its latest economic analysis of the Kyushu-Okinawa region, highlighting a shift in consumer behavior due to rising prices. While con...
Feb 22, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Shinkansen to Transport Seafood to Ease Truck Driver Shortage
The Kyushu Shinkansen (bullet train) made an experimental high-speed transport with a load of freshly caught fish, called "Hatsu-gatsuo," from Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Pref...
Feb 16, 2023 Local News
Kyushu’s 2022 Industrial Production Index Up 1.3%
Kyushu's industrial production index for mining and manufacturing in 2022, announced by the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry on the 15th, was 101.9, up 1.3% from the pr...
Feb 9, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Occupancy Rate Index Shows 16 Consecutive Months of Growth
The Kyushu Economic Research Association announced on February 8th that the occupancy rate index of the seven prefectures in Kyushu in January was 58.2, an increase of 22.6 points ...
Feb 9, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture, JR Kyushu, And Toyota Lead The Way In Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration
At joint press conference on February 8th, JR Kyushu and multiple manufacturers, including Toyota Automobiles, held a press conference to announce the start of the demonstration op...
Feb 3, 2023 Local News
Kyushu University Cat Lovers Launch Research Project to Solve Tortoiseshell Mystery
Kyushu University in Japan has launched a research project to uncover the mystery behind the genes of tortoiseshell cats. The project is led by Professor Hiroyuki Sasaki, who is a ...
Feb 1, 2023 Local News
Survey Shows 42 Major Companies in Favor of Spring Wage Hike
Kyushu's leading companies' executives discussed wage hikes amid rising prices. Kyushu Electric Power Co's president, Kazuhiro Ikebe, declined to make a clear statement but express...