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Apr 28, 2021 Local News
Toyota x Groovenauts AI program for Logistics Solutions
Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. and Fukuoka-based startup, Groovenauts, Inc., announced a joint project to develop an AI-based program to improve logistic efficiency. It will apply Groov...
Apr 27, 2021 Local News
Kyudai And Trial Supermarket Big Data Collaboration
Kyushu University announced a collaboration with Trial Holdings incorporating the use of big data. The two organizations partnered in developing a new healthtech project based on.....
Apr 26, 2021 Local News
Local Collaboration to Launch Smartphone-based Digital Coupon Business
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) Chikuho Bank and SBI Holdings will establish a company to support the digitization of regional premier coupons...
Apr 23, 2021 Local News
Motion Picture Minamata (Kumamoto) with Johnny Depp Announced
“Minamata,” a Johnny Depp-starring period film about the environmental disaster in Minamata (Kumamoto Prefecture,) will be released in Japan in September 2021. Directed by Andrew L...
Apr 14, 2021 Local News
More Traditional Festivals Cancelled for Second Consecutive Year
More traditional festivals around Kyushu are announcing cancellations due to the pandemic. The three-day event of Tobata Gion Oyamagasa (Kitakyushu City/ UNESCO’s Intangible Cultur...
Apr 13, 2021 Local News
Export Ban for Fukuoka Amaou Strawberry Seeds
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries announced a ban on exporting seeds and Amaou strawberries' seedlings. The Fukuoka-native brand strawberry is amongst 1,975 fruits a...
Apr 7, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Launches Regional Funding Firm
Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) announced the establishment of a new investment firm to support local mid and small-sized companies. The firm will reinforce its structure by eng...
Mar 31, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Lanches Accommodation Business Based on Historic Properties
JR Kyushu is launching a new accommodation business, using historical buildings located near train routes. The Hizenhamashuku hotel in Kashima City of Saga Prefecture was...
Mar 22, 2021 Local News
Seven Stars Train To Serve Ippudo Ramen
JR Kyushu’s luxury sightseeing train, Seven Stars, announced they would serve bowls of ramen noodles. Reflecting upon the passengers’ desire to slurp noodles before going to bed, e...
Mar 22, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Hospitals Improve Supporting For Teenage Pregnancies
Four hospitals in Kyushu have stepped up their efforts to support teenagers with unexpected pregnancies. While reports of young women giving birth alone or abandoning newborn babie...
