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Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Thirteen Street Vendors Selected to Join Food Stalls in Fukuoka City
Thirteen new street vendors have been selected to join food stalls in Fukuoka City, Japan, seven of which will be located in the Nagahama area. The city received 65 applicants, the...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
New Retrofit Electric Buses to Begin Operating in Fukuoka City in April
Nishitetsu has manufactured the first overseas retrofit electric buses in Japan with the help of a leading electric bus manufacturer in Taiwan. The retrofit electric buses are made...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Fuel Prices Take a Toll on Community Bathhouses
The rise in fuel prices has led to an increase in the cost of living, affecting even the beloved public bathhouses in the community. Beginning April, the admission fee for those ov...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Nishitetsu Expects 57% Increase in Net Profit for 2023 Fiscal Year
Nishitetsu announced on 9th February 2023 that its consolidated net profit for the March 2023 fiscal year is expected to increase by 57% compared to the previous year, totaling 155...
Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Kitakyushu City Signs Agreement to Build New Fluorine Compound Factory
Three companies, including a trading company and a Mexican fluorine-related company, have successfully signed an agreement with the city of Kitakyushu to build a new factory produc...
Feb 9, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Occupancy Rate Index Shows 16 Consecutive Months of Growth
The Kyushu Economic Research Association announced on February 8th that the occupancy rate index of the seven prefectures in Kyushu in January was 58.2, an increase of 22.6 points ...
Feb 9, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Airport’s New Parking Lot Offers Space For 947 Vehicles
Fukuoka International Airport International Terminal has opened a multi-story parking lot that offers a paid reservation service. The new parking lot became available starting Febr...
Feb 9, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture, JR Kyushu, And Toyota Lead The Way In Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration
At joint press conference on February 8th, JR Kyushu and multiple manufacturers, including Toyota Automobiles, held a press conference to announce the start of the demonstration op...
Feb 8, 2023 Local News
Oita Prefecture Announces Names of Hovercraft Connecting Airport and City
Oita Prefecture announced on the 7th the names of the hovercrafts that will connect Oita Airport (in Kunisaki City) and Oita City. Inspired by the names of three Edo-era scholars a...
Feb 8, 2023 Local News
Miyazaki City Tops The List For Highest Spending On Gyoza Again
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced the results of its 2022 household survey on February 7. According to the survey, the household expenditure per capita ...
