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Nov 1, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu Airport Adds Cargo Bay
Kitakyushu Air Terminal, the company that operates the terminal building at Kitakyushu Airport, has added a new cargo bay to handle international cargo in order to accommodate the ...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Japan’s First EV Complex to Open in Kitakyushu
Japan's first complex for electric vehicles is to be built in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu City. An assembly plant for commercial EVs such as buses and trucks will be constructed. EV M...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu City and IBM Japan Sign Cooperative Agreement to Establish IBM Regional DX Center
IBM Japan concluded a cooperative agreement with Kitakyushu City that covers the promotion of DX and job creation in the region as well as activities to attract companies to the ci...
Sep 22, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu City and Saibu Gas Sign Agreement to Go Carbon Neutral
Kitakyushu City and Saibu Gas have signed a partnership agreement to achieve carbon neutrality, which means virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions. Mayor Kenji Kitahashi of Kitaky...
Sep 2, 2022 Local News
Star Flyer And Japanet Form Business Alliance
Star Flyer, a Kitakyushu-based airline, announced that it has formed a capital and business alliance with mail order company Japanet Holdings, and will collaborate in...
Jul 28, 2022 Local News
Toto’s Fourth Vietnam Factory Begins Operations
Toto has completed construction on its Fourth Vietnam Factory, which will produce sanitary ware, and it has begun operations. The total floor area of the factory and distribution w...
Jul 28, 2022 Local News
Tokyo Girls Collection to be Held in Kitakyushu in November
The organizing committee for Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC), one of Japan's major fashion events, has announced that it will hold a TGC fashion show in Kitakyushu on November 19...
Jul 13, 2022 Local News
Source of School Lunch Metallic Screw Found
According to the Kitakyushu Board of Education, a metal screw was found in a side dish at a municipal elementary school in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu City, on July 7. The metallic screw...
Jun 24, 2022 Local News
Debris Removed From Fire at Kitakyushu City’s Tanga Market
On June 23, workers began clearing debris from the fire that broke out at Kitakyushu City's Tanga Market in April of this year. More than two months after the fire, which destroyed...
Jun 24, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu City Mayor Calls on Public To Remove Masks To Prevent Heat Stroke
Mayor Kitahashi of Kitakyushu City reiterated his call for people to remove their masks to prevent heat stroke and asked for understanding from those who wear stickers indicating t...
