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Jan 22, 2021 Local News
Local Bank And Kyudai Launch Patented Technology Procurement System
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank, Ltd. and Kyushu University are set to launch a joint-online business to match intellectual properties with interested corporations. Clients of ‘Nishi-Ni...

Jan 22, 2021 Local News
Naming Of Avispa’s Home Stadium Likely To Change – Yamada Denki
The name of J1 Avispa’s home stadium, Best Denki Stadium (a.k.a. Besu-suta,) will need to be changed, as its parent company Yamada-Denki Co., Ltd., announced a merger. On July 1, 2...

Jan 22, 2021 Local News
In Place of Pick-Your-Own Strawberry Growers Ship Direct
It’s that time of year in Fukuoka when we enjoy ripe, red strawberries! While berries are now ready for picking, many are rightfully hesitant to visit picking farms during the pand...

Jan 20, 2021 Local News
Shinkansen To Carry Fresh Produce From Kyushu to Kansai
A shinkansen (bullet train) trial to ship Kyushu-sourced fresh fish and other ingredients to the Kansai area will begin in February. President and Representative Director of JR Wes...

Jan 6, 2021 Local News
258 in Kyushu To Celebrate 100th Anniversaries
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank Ltd. reported that as many as 258 companies in Kyushu and Okinawa will mark their hundredth anniversaries during 2021. Eighty-three of them, ...

Dec 30, 2020 Local News
FFG Gets Approval for First Local Online Bank in Japan
Fukuoka Financial Group Inc. obtained a banking license for operating an online bank as of Dec. 22. Services of Minna Bank Ltd., the first online-only bank developed by a local ban...

Dec 25, 2020 Local News
Yaskawa Electric to Build New R&D Center
Yaskawa Electric will open a new R&D facility called the Yaskawa Technology Center in March 2021. The center will be housed in a new building to be built next to its head office an...

Dec 25, 2020 Local News
Maple Tree Investments to Build Largest Distribution Center in Kyushu
Maple Tree Investment, a Singaporean government-backed real estate fund, plans to invest ¥40 billion to build Kyushu's largest distribution center in Chikushino City. The center, w...

Dec 25, 2020 Local News
Sales at Fukuoka’s Department Stores Recovering
Department stores in Fukuoka City report greater recoveries in sales compared to those in other regions in Japan. According to the Japan Department Stores Association, November sal...

Dec 16, 2020 Local News
Tokyo-based Companies Purchase Fukuoka Green Juice Company
Fukuoka City-based aojiru (green juice) manufacturer, Q’sai Co., Ltd, will be acquired by Euglena Co., Ltd. Tokyo-based Euglena produces and sells health products and biofuel made ...