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Nov 19, 2021 Local News
Drone-operated Forest Undergrowth Mowing Trial in Oita
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) and the Kumamoto-based drone developer, Blue Bee, conducted a drone trial to mow undergrowth in a forest in Oita. The first such project in Japan...
Nov 18, 2021 Local News
SUNQ Bus Pass and LINE Integration
SUNQ Pass improved its user-friendliness through a collaboration with LINE. The bus and ferry pass involving the 47 services of transportation services in Kyushu and Yamaguchi now ...
Nov 16, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group Financial Reports Points to Profits
Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) announced an update for their net profit forecast for the 2022 March term, representing a 19% growth from the previous year. Their annual profit is ex...
Nov 10, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Tourism Offices To Utilize Smartphone Generated Data
The Kyushu Economic Research Center has launched a new service to share tourism data with local governments for free. The ‘Odekake Watcher’ service uses...
Nov 8, 2021 Local News
Team Fukuoka To Expands Memberships Across Kyushu
Team Fukuoka, the joint organization, established in 2020 to create an international financial center in Fukuoka, held a general meeting on Nov. 4. The closed session introduced se...
Nov 4, 2021 Local News
Daimaru and Makuake Collaborate For Kyushu Products
Daimaru Fukuoka and Tokyo-based crowdfunding operator, Makuake, established a collaborationship in promoting Kyushu products online. Beginning on Oct. 20, food and crafts selected ...
Nov 2, 2021 Local News
New Sightseeing Train For Western Kyushu
JR Kyushu has announced a new sightseeing train for western Kyushu. The twelfth sightseeing train for the company will be called ‘Two Stars 4047’ (Futatsu Boshi 4047) and operate a...
Oct 28, 2021 Local News
Wintery Weather Forecast for This Winter in Kyushu
The latest three-month weather forecast predicts a chilly winter in northern Kyushu. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA,) temperatures in Kyushu in Dec. 2021 and Jan...
Oct 27, 2021 Local News
Thailand To Discontinue Mandatory Quarantine for Visitors from Japan
The Royal Thai Government announced the discontinuation of the fourteen-day mandatory quarantine for visitors from Japan from November 1. The government announced...
Oct 26, 2021 Local News
Kyushu University Participates in Development of Coronavirus Vaccination Status Technology
Kyushu University, Kajima Corporation, and two more companies began a trial to manage the new coronavirus vaccination status with finger vein recognition. Aiming to create a COVID-...