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Sep 29, 2014 Local News
Aeon To Buy Out Daiei
Aeon Group, Japan’s largest retailer, has announced that it will convert its consolidated subsidiary Daiei into a wholly-owned subsidiary on Jan. 1, 2015. All 280 of Daiei’s shops ...
Sep 26, 2014 Local News
Outsourcing, A Must At Fukuoka Airport, Says Land Ministry
On Sept. 21, the Ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism indicated "there is no choice but to outsource [Fukuoka] airport operations to the private sector" due to a...
Sep 26, 2014 Local News
Local Shop Launches Vending Machine Yakitori
Shime Town (Fukuoka) yakitori shop Kushizanmai has started selling its meat skewers in vending machines, making it the first attempt to vend non-canned yakitori in the industry.
Sep 18, 2014 Local News
Hitech Strawberries Cultivation
The electronic parts manufacturer ROHM Semiconductor announced on Sep. 3 the beginning of its own strawberries’ cultivation in a plant factory in Fukuoka and will start shipping in...
Sep 17, 2014 Local News
More Fukuoka Fruits To Be Exported To Asia
The JA agricultural cooperatives in 15 fruit-producing prefectures, including six prefectures of Kyushu, have teamed up to export strawberries and other fresh, seasonal fruits abro...
Sep 13, 2014 Local News
Nexco To Offer Highway Passes To Foreign Tourists
West Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO West) will start selling the Kyushu Expressway Pass, an “all-you-can-drive” highway pass for foreign tourists on Oct. 1. Available through Dec...
Sep 12, 2014 Local News
Special Zone Details Take Shape
On Sept. 4 Fukuoka City released the initial draft of the initiatives planned for the Special Zone for Global Startups and Job Creation (one of the Japanese government’s National S...
Sep 10, 2014 Local News
New Parco Building To Offer More Space To Relax
Tokyo-based department store Parco announced that the new building of its Fukuoka store will open on Nov. 13. Once the new building opens, Parco says it aims to attract 20 million ...
Jul 2, 2014 Local News
Toyota To Start FCV Sales In Fukuoka
Toyota Motor Corporation announced it will begin sales of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) within the 2014 fiscal year with a sedan-sized model starting at ¥7 million. Honda has already a...
Jul 1, 2014 Local News
American Insurance Company To Move HQ To Fukuoka
Tokyo-based Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Japanese subsidiary of American parent Mass Mutual Financial Group, announced it will move some of its headquarter functions to ...
