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Jan 24, 2018 Local News
Taxi Passes Offered for Used Cars Trade Ins
JTB Kyushu announced that a limited number of commuter passes for use Daiichi Kotsu taxis will be made available to Kitakyushu City residents over the age of...
Jan 22, 2018 Local News
Kitakyushu ANA Cargo Flights Announced
All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced that they will operate regular cargo flights via Kitakyushu Airport beginning this summer. ANA Cargo’s new route, which will...
Jan 12, 2018 Local News
Kitakyushu City Selected as a Highly Desirable Place to Live
Kitakyushu City topped a survey on the best areas to live in Japan. The results will be featured in the February 2018 edition of...
Jan 11, 2018 Local News
Plans for Construction of Offshore Wind Farm in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City announced details about the construction work planned for the Hibikinada offshore wind farm. Sections of windmills will be assembled and...
Jan 5, 2018 Local News
Laox to Open First Store in Kitakyushu
The duty-free shopping chain Laox is set to open their first store in Kitakyushu. This will be the company’s fifth branch in Fukuoka Prefecture. The shop will be located on...
Dec 12, 2017 Local News
Starflyer to Offer Flights to Taipei
Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer announced it will begin service to Taipei in October 2018. It will offer daily round-trip service from...
Nov 17, 2017 Local News
Advanced Forms of Nursing Care Under Development in Kitakyushu City
It was announced on Nov. 15 that Yaskawa Electric Corporation, TOTO Ltd., Paramount Bed Co., Ltd, and Kitakyushu City will join forces to begin research into new forms of welfare e...
Nov 9, 2017 Local News
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Re-opens
The Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art main building reopened to the public on Nov. 3. The museum's main block was designed by...
Sep 28, 2017 Local News
IDC Frontier to Expand Kitakyushu Data Center
IDC Frontier Inc., a subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan, plans to add on to its Kitakyushu Data Center, one of its two main data centers in Japan. The company opened the Kitakyushu Data Ce...
Sep 27, 2017 Local News
Space World Shuttle – Yours For ¥1 Billion
Kitakyushu amusement park Space World announced that they will hand over the real-sized space shuttle model (60 meters in height) to anyone who will offer ¥1 billion in...
