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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 ...
Dec 5, 2022 Local News
Matsuda Sangyo to Build New Plant in Kitakyushu
Matsuda Sangyo, a recycler of precious metals, will build a new plant in Kitakyushu City, its first in Kyushu. Construction will begin in fiscal 2023 on a roughly 60,000 m2 site in...
Nov 18, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu To Support Temporary Stores Near Tanga Market
Kitakyushu City has announced that it will set up temporary stores in the Tanga Market that were damaged by two fires and will be operational by next April. The city will prepare 2...
Nov 15, 2022 Local News
Redback Spiders Found at School in Kitakyushu
Thirty-four redback spiders were found at a high school in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. This is the largest number of dangerous spiders found at one time in Kitakyushu City...
Nov 4, 2022 Local News
World Series Breakdance Competition Set For Kitakyushu
WDSF Breaking for Gold World Series will take place in Kitakyushu in February 2023. Japan's first Breaking world competition will welcome top b-boys and b-girls to compete in one-o...
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...
