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Mar 10, 2023 Local News
Kyushu University Startup Raises 1bn Yen For Satellite Development
QPS Research Institute, a startup from Kyushu University, has raised about 1 billion yen in a third-party allocation of new shares to establish a satellite factory and develop a ne...
Feb 28, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power to Double Renewable Energy Sources by 2030
Kyushu Electric Power has announced that it will integrate its renewable energy business with Kyuden Mirai Energy in April of next year. The company plans to transfer two businesse...
Feb 21, 2023 Local News
UPS Japan Launches International Cargo Flights at Kitakyushu Airport
On February 20th, UPS Japan, the Japanese arm of the American logistics giant with a network in over 220 countries and regions, launched regular international cargo flights from Ki...
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 1, 2023 Local News
Survey Shows 42 Major Companies in Favor of Spring Wage Hike
Kyushu's leading companies' executives discussed wage hikes amid rising prices. Kyushu Electric Power Co's president, Kazuhiro Ikebe, declined to make a clear statement but express...
Feb 1, 2023 Local News
Star Flyer Reports First Profit in Three Years
Kitakyushu-based airline, Star Flyer, announced its non-consolidated financial results for the April-December period. The company recorded a loss of JPY 800 million, a significant ...
Jan 27, 2023 Local News
JR Kyushu To Hire 200 in FY2024
JR Kyushu has announced that it plans to hire approximately 200 new employees in the spring of 2024, about as many as before the pandemic and 120 more than the previous year...
Jan 27, 2023 Local News
JR Kyushu Cautious On Pay Raises
While there is much talk of raising wages in response to record-high prices, JR Kyushu expressed caution about raising wages significantly at this stage, saying that the effects of...
Jan 17, 2023 Local News
Chikuho Bank and Others Collaborate on JR Kyudai Main Line
Chikuho Bank, Oita Prefectural Credit Union (Oita City), and JR Kyushu signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement on January 12 to revitalize the local economy and increase compe...
