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Feb 27, 2024 Local News
Foreign Visitor Numbers to Kyushu Near Record High in January
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau announced that the number of foreign visitors to Kyushu in January reached approximately 339,650, excluding cruise ship passengers...

Feb 22, 2024 Local News
Kyushu and Okinawa’s Economy Steadily Recovering
The Bank of Japan's Fukuoka Branch has retained its assessment that the economy of Kyushu and Okinawa is "steadily recovering," amidst ongoing consumer spending recovery and...

Feb 9, 2024 Local News
Kyushu and Okinawa Businesses Anticipate Economic Recovery
According to a survey by Teikoku Databank's Fukuoka branch on the 2024 economic outlook for businesses in Kyushu and Okinawa, 13.5% of companies expect an economic recovery, repres...

Feb 7, 2024 Local News
Kyushu Electric Launches Daytime Discount Electricity Plan
Kyushu Electric Power has unveiled the "Ohisama Daytime Benefit Plan," set to commence on April 1, which slashes daytime electricity rates by up to 50% for households...

Feb 6, 2024 Local News
MUFG Bank Introduces Emerging Companies to Kyushu, Featuring “Flying Cars”
MUFG Bank's inaugural "Pitch Event" in Fukuoka City has successfully connected ten innovative startups, including pioneers in "flying cars," with leading Kyushu corporations like.....

Feb 1, 2024 Local News
JR Kyushu to Increase Bus Fares on Three Routes
JR Kyushu Bus, a subsidiary of JR Kyushu Group, is set to increase bus fares by 10-14% on three routes within Fukuoka, Saga-Nagasaki, and Kagoshima...

Jan 29, 2024 Local News
Delayed Resumption of Daihatsu Kyushu’s Operations Postponed to Mid-February
Daihatsu Kyushu, a subsidiary of Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd., located in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture, and with a factory in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, has delayed the resumption of its o...

Jan 29, 2024 Local News
Kyushu and Sanyo Shinkansen to Eliminate Smoking Room
The Kyushu and Sanyo Shinkansen lines announced the removal of smoking rooms from their trains by March 16. This initiative by JR Kyushu and JR West aims to prevent passive smoking...

Nov 24, 2023 Local News
Bank of Japan Fukuoka Sees Personal Consumption Uptick Amidst Inflation
The Bank of Japan's Fukuoka Branch, assessing the key economic driver of personal consumption in Kyushu and Okinawa, noted recovery despite rising prices. The announcement was base...

Nov 15, 2023 Local News
JR Kyushu Files Complaint Over Suspected Fare Evasion
JR Kyushu has filed a police report against a popular YouTuber with 2.4 million subscribers, suspected of fare evasion on a Shinkansen train. The complaint, accepted by...