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Jan 31, 2020 Local News
Stop-Over Stations Announced for JR Kyushu’s New 36 Plus 3 Train
JR Kyushu announced ten stop-over stations for its new sightseeing train '36 Plus 3.' The train...
Jan 29, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Based Collaborative Applies for Local 5G License
The Kyushu Institute of Technology and QTnet announced that they have applied for a license to operate "local 5G" services. The joint organization plans to create a 5G environment ...
Jan 24, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka & Kyushu Plum Blossom Forecasts 2020
Japan Meteorological Corporation recently announced the first sighting of plum blossoms in four prefectures in Kyushu. First, plum blossoms began flowering on January 16 in the cit...
Jan 21, 2020 Local News
New Factory Established for Nuts and Bolts Chocolate
The production of Neji Choco, a unique souvenir of Kitakyushu City, will be bolstered by the opening of...
Jan 14, 2020 Local News
Increasing Number of Highly Profitable Kyushu-based Companies
On January 9. the Fukuoka Branch of Tokyo Shoko Research released a list of Kyushu-based companies that achieved outstanding results in the fiscal year 2018. The number of firms is...
Jan 10, 2020 Local News
New Online Crowdfunding Service for Kyushu
Kyushu Financial Group, Inc. will launch a crowdfunding business this February. In collaboration with Music Securities, Inc., the group will establish a new company 'Glocal Crowdfu...
Jan 9, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu’s Newest Sightseeing Train Unveiled
JR Kyushu has shown plans for the interior design of its new sightseeing train, '36 Plus 3.' The train, which will travel around the world's 36th-biggest island along...
Jan 9, 2020 Local News
Economies of Kyushu and Okinawa Expect to Grow in 2020
According to an announcement by the Kyushu Economic Research Center, the economy of Kyushu and...
Dec 19, 2019 Now Reports
Leaving a Will in Japan
Thankfully, I received a request from a reader about writing a will in Japan, and so I’m writing about that from a non-Japanese person’s perspective. We will all die someday. At th...
Dec 17, 2019 Local News
Increase in American, European and Australian Tourists to Kyushu
Statistics from the Kyushu District Transport Bureau show the number of American, European, and Australian tourists...