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Apr 19, 2019 Local News
Kumamoto Airport Aims High with Airport Privatization
On Apr. 14, Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Ikuo Kabashima revealed the management plan for Kumamoto Airport for its privatization in April 2020. Over the next thirty years, the airpo...
Apr 19, 2019 Local News
Trial Announces AI Customer Tracking System
Fukuoka-based Trial Company Inc. announced on Apr. 15 the development of a new AI monitoring system that recognizes the behavior of customers in its stores. The camera identifies c...
Apr 17, 2019 Local News
At Least 30 Companies in Kyushu to Use Reiwa in Company Names
According to the announcement by Tokyo Shoko Research, 30 companies adopted "Reiwa (令和)" in their company names during the first ten days of April, including five in Fukuoka Prefec...
Apr 16, 2019 Local News
Take Home and Try On Apparel Business Trial in Hakata
Adastria Co., Ltd., an apparel retailer based in Tokyo, started a one-month trial for their new "take-home-and-try-on" service in collaboration with JR Hakata City starting on Apr....
Apr 16, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu to Build 44-Story Tower Condominium in Island City
Nishitetsu revealed plans to build a new "tower mansion" in Fukuoka’s Island City by 2022. The forty-four story apartment will be one of the tallest condominiums in Kyushu and be N...
Apr 12, 2019 Local News
IoT Solution to Running Out of Mentaiko
Fukuya Co., Ltd. has launched an IoT-based service to deliver mentaiko to houses. The unique service aims to solve the problem of running out of mentaiko at meal times. Consumers w...
Apr 10, 2019 Local News
Saga Sake Brewers to Grow Their Own Rice
Two sake brewers in Saga Prefecture will launch an agricultural company this month to grow rice for their sake (rice wine) making. The city of Kashima in Saga is one of the major p...
Apr 9, 2019 Local News
Huis Ten Bosch Prepares Casino Bid With Hectares Land Agreement
Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), Nagasaki Prefecture and Sasebo City announced at a press conference on Apr. 8 the acquirement of a 30-hectare plot of land in preparation for their bid to bui...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Kyuden Establish First Overseas Subsidiary
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) established their first overseas subsidiary in Vietnam. From April this year, Kyuden Innovatech Vietnam will provide services to improve the safety o...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Transparent Soy Sauce Selling Well for Kumamoto Company
Fundodai Goyo, a soy sauce brewer in Kumamoto City, invented a "transparent" soy sauce which is enjoying brisk sales since its debut in Feb. 2019. Unlike the traditional black liqu...
