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Feb 22, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu To Appoint New President
Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) will appoint Yoji Furumiya as its new President & CEO as of April 1st, 2022. The 59-year-old native of Fukuoka joined the former Japanese National Ra...
Feb 21, 2022 Local News
Asahi Beer to Relocate Hakata Brewery
As part of its restructuring plans, Asahi Breweries, Ltd. will close Hakata Factory and two other facilities. While the factories in Kanagawa and Ehime will completely close at the...
Feb 18, 2022 Local News
D2C Summit in Fukuoka Showcases Entrepreneurism
D2C Summit The third edition of the D2C (direct-to-consumer) business conference brought together key persons from many leading domestic companies; Rakuten Group, Kao, Shiseido, Ka...
Feb 18, 2022 Local News
Korean AI Startup Opens Office in Fukuoka
Korean AI startup, KLleon, opened its first Japanese office in Fukuoka City this January. KLleon’s synthetic media technologies allow users to create movies for use in chatbots wit...
Feb 1, 2022 Local News
Nishinippon City Bank Launches Kominka Financing
Nishi-Nippon City Bank launched Japan’s first mortgage program for kominka townhouses. The NCB Vintage Housing Loan is unique in that it places value on old townhouses, in contrast...
Jan 26, 2022 Local News
Kyuden Group Company Invests In UAE Undersea Cable Project
Two companies belonging to the Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) group have invested in an undersea cable development project in UAE. The program would install two undersea cables to ...
Jan 25, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Based Company Promotes Digitalization of Flower Supply and Logistics
Fukuoka-based Cavin Inc. is promoting the digitalization of flower supply and logistics. Cavin is an online platform that allows retailers to purchase flowers directly and effortle...
Jan 25, 2022 Local News
Yamato Fly Their Own Jets Between Kitakyushu and Tokyo
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. will introduce the first company-owned jets to connect Kitakyushu and two other domestic airports with Tokyo. Three A321 ships currently used as passenger...
Jan 19, 2022 Local News
International Semiconductor Producer to Create Jobs in Saga
Tokyo-based international semiconductor producer, SUMCO, is developing a new production facility in its Imari factory involving an investment of ¥201.5 billion. The project would s...
Jan 18, 2022 Local News
Potential of Two Munakata Companies Recognized
Two Munakata companies joined the list of ‘300 promising mid-and-small sized companies,’ produced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. Canadian Camo Riding Club and Hir...