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Jun 10, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu to Revise Timetable in Autumn
JR Kyushu plans to reduce the number of services on some of its main lines in Fukuoka Prefecture in the fall of this year in conjunction with the opening of the West Kyushu Shinkan...
Jun 9, 2022 Local News
Investment In Semiconductor Industry Picking up in Kyushu
An opening ceremony was held at the ROHM semiconductor plant in Chikugo City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The new building was constructed at the cost of approximately 20 billion yen and.....
Jun 9, 2022 Local News
GooDay Home Center Announces Price Cut on 1,200 items
GooDay stores announced price cuts for some 1,200 items for the period between June 1 and August 31. Top selling items, including 192 daily commodities and 135 food products, will ...
Jun 3, 2022 Local News
New Logistic Base to Open on Island City
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. and three other companies will develop a new logistic base in Island City by 2024. The six-story building will have a total floor space of approximately 14...
May 31, 2022 Local News
Kyudenko To Move Head Office to Tenjin
Nishitetsu announced on March 30 that Kyudenko, a major local company, will relocate part of its head office functions into the Shin-Fukuoka Building (tentative name), which is bei...
May 27, 2022 Local News
Construction of Shiseido’s Newest Factory Completed in Kurume
Shiseido, a major cosmetics manufacturer, has completed the construction of a new factory in Kurume City. Shiseido's mainstay products, such as Aqua Label and Elixir, will be manuf...
May 13, 2022 Local News
Nishitetsu Returns To Profitability For The First Time In Two Years
On April 12, Nishitetsu announced its financial results for the last fiscal year. Operating revenue was the highest ever, and operating income/loss and net income/loss were in the ...
May 12, 2022 Local News
Toyota’s Miyata Plant Suspends Operations Due to Shanghai Lockdown
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it will temporarily suspend operations at eight plants in Japan, including the Miyata Plant in Fukuoka Prefecture, due to parts procurem...
Apr 27, 2022 Local News
Inflow of Head Offices in Fukuoka Exceeds Outflow for Fifth Consecutive Year
The Fukuoka Branch of Teikoku Databank announced that 57 companies relocated their headquarters from elsewhere in Japan to Fukuoka Prefecture in 2021, compared to 45 that moved out...
Apr 26, 2022 Local News
Quantum Dots Technology To Build Plant in Itoshima
Fukuoka Prefecture has signed an agreement with a company to build a factory for next-generation quantum dots technology in Itoshima City. Shoei Chemical Industry (Tokyo) will inve...