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Nov 10, 2022 Local News
New Logistic Base In Kasuya, Fukuoka
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) and Tokyo-based real estate company, LaSalle, will jointly develop a new logistic base in Kasuya Town. ‘Logi-port Fukuoka Kasuya’ will be the first m...
Nov 2, 2022 Local News
Hiring Foreign Workers in Kyushu Projects Launched
NCB Research & Consulting Co., Ltd. will launch a job-matching service for exchange students in Kyushu. The Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings affiliate partnered with Tokyo-based Mit...
Nov 2, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu Profitable For First Time in Three Years
JR Kyushu announced its interim financial results for the current fiscal year on November 1. The company posted a profit for the first time in three years, thanks to the return of ...
Nov 1, 2022 Local News
Kyuden Reports First Loss in Eight Quarters
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced its second quarter financial results on October 31. Due to rising fuel prices and other factors, the company posted its first ordinary los...
Nov 1, 2022 Local News
ChariChari Relocates Headquarters to Fukuoka
Tokyo-based Neuet, the company that operates the ChariChari bicycle sharing service in central Fukuoka City and other areas, relocated its headquarters to Fukuoka City on October 1...
Oct 26, 2022 Local News
Canadian Pension Invests in Fukuoka-based Renewable Energy
Canadian pension fund giant Quebec Savings and Investment Corporation (CDPQ) will invest 70 billion yen in renewable energy developer Shizen Energy (Fukuoka City). Pension funds an...
Oct 26, 2022 Local News
New Pietro Manufacturing Plant Announced
Fukuoka-based salad oil manufacturer and restaurant operator Pietro announced opening a new plant in Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture, by the fall of 2025. Continuation of focus on de...
Oct 14, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu To Permit Employees To Take On Side Jobs
JR Kyushu finalized a program to allow employees to take on side jobs. Office staff, train conductors, and all other workers can spend up to 60 hours working at one of JR Kyushu’s ...
Oct 12, 2022 Local News
Daiichi Kotsu Founder Establishes Fund at the Age of 100
The 100-year-old founder of Daiichi Kotsu established a fund to support domestic mid-and-small-sized companies that contribute to the local economy. Hajime Kurotsuchi, who stepped ...
Oct 7, 2022 Local News
Mitsubishi and Kyuden Develop New Reactor
Kyushu Electric Power announced their concept for an advanced reactor to be developed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and three other power companies. The 1.2 gW reactor SRZ-1200 ...
