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Mar 3, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka-based Sustainable Rice Straw Manufacturer Expanding
Fukuoka-based UPay prepares for the new environmental laws to take effect towards the creation of a plastic-smart society. Beginning in April 2022, companies will be encouraged to ...
Mar 3, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Prepares for Lifting of Business Restrictions
Fukuoka Prefecture officially requested lifting the ‘mann-enn boushi to juten sochi’ program to the national government. The regional occupancy rate of secured hospital beds for CO...
Mar 2, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Unanimously Criticizes Russian Invasion
The Fukuoka Prefectural assembly officially announced its objection against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Mar. 1, a proposal addressing Russia’s ongoing military actions as i...
Mar 2, 2022 Local News
AI-based System To Reduce Unpaid Train Fares
On Mar. 1, JR Kyushu began a trial to prevent people from boarding trains without valid tickets using an AI-powered system. Currently, deboarding passengers at uncrewed stations ar...
Mar 2, 2022 Local News
Local Map Maker Purchases Hotel Room Naming Rights
Kitakyushu-based map company, Zenrin Co., Ltd., acquired naming rights of some hotel rooms in Kokura, Kitakyushu. JR Kyushu Station Hotel Kokura and Zenrin collaboratively offer ‘C...
Mar 2, 2022 Local News
Mentaiko Producers Face Uncertainty Over Cod Roe Supply
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine might impact the supply of cod-roe. A large percentage of pollock roe used for mentaiko production in Fukuoka is sourced from America and...
Mar 1, 2022 Local News
Kagoshima Prefecture Recognizes Official Shochu Sales Promotion Shops in China
Kagoshima Prefecture recognized 68 Chinese-based shops as its official ‘Shochu Sales Support Shops.’ To expand exports of Kagoshima-produced shochu, the program organizers selected...
Mar 1, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka-based Colleges and Universities Prepare to Welcome Exchange Students
Universities and colleges in Fukuoka are preparing to accept new exchange students as the national government takes steps to ease pandemic-related immigration restrictions. Fukuoka...
Feb 25, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu To Resume Hiring Graduates
JR Kyushu intends to resume its annual recruiting process for the fiscal year of 2023. Last year, the company canceled such a process for the first time after it was incorporated i...
Feb 25, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Ranks As Second Most Desirable Place to Relocate in Japan
A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization, Furusato Kaiki Shien Center, published a 2021 ranking of popular prefectures for relocators, and Fukuoka ranked second. Other Kyushu prefectur...