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Jan 27, 2023 Local News
JR Kyushu Cautious On Pay Raises
While there is much talk of raising wages in response to record-high prices, JR Kyushu expressed caution about raising wages significantly at this stage, saying that the effects of...
Jan 17, 2023 Local News
Chikuho Bank and Others Collaborate on JR Kyudai Main Line
Chikuho Bank, Oita Prefectural Credit Union (Oita City), and JR Kyushu signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement on January 12 to revitalize the local economy and increase compe...
Dec 14, 2022 Local News
Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Kumamoto
Sony Group announced on December 13 that Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., visited Sony's factory in Kumamoto Prefecture on the same day during his visit to Japan. Sony Group is Apple's...
Dec 14, 2022 Local News
JAL To Join Oita Space Airport Project
Japan Airlines announced on Dec. 12 that it would participate in a project being considered by Oita Prefecture, Sierra Space, and Kanematsu to use Oita Airport as a landing site fo...
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
Matsuda Sangyo to Build New Plant in Kitakyushu
Matsuda Sangyo, a recycler of precious metals, will build a new plant in Kitakyushu City, its first in Kyushu. Construction will begin in fiscal 2023 on a roughly 60,000 m2 site in...
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
Hong Kong-based Cram School Curioo Expands its Japan Operations with an Eye on Kyushu
Curioo, a Hong Kong-based cram school that focuses on enhancing children's creativity, is opening more schools in Kyushu. The school aims to boost skills like entrepreneurship and ...
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Foreign Investment Promotion Seminar to be Held Online
On Dec. 21, the Prefecture-sponsored Fukuoka Foreign Investment Promotion Seminar will be held online. Although the social situation has changed drastically due to the COVID-19 pan...
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu To Do More Business in Tenjin
JR Kyushu accelerates their Tenjin-based business. While JR Hakata Station and its surrounding area were once recognized as the area of focus of Kyushu Railway Company’s business, ...
Nov 30, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Venture Business Partners Launched 7 billion Fund
FFG Venture Business Partners set up its third fund for investing in new businesses. The ¥7 billion fund will support innovators of Kyushu-based university startups and further afi...
Nov 18, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture to Register and Introduce SDG Compliant Companies
Fukuoka Prefecture has launched a program to register and introduce companies and organizations in the prefecture that are actively working toward achieving the Sustainable Develop...
