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Apr 20, 2023 Local News
Kyushu and Okinawa Companies Face Labor Shortages
A survey conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research Fukuoka Branch on April 19th reveals that 67.5% of companies in Kyushu and Okinawa feel understaffed with full-time employees. The sense ...
Apr 4, 2023 Local News
Kyushu & Okinawa Economy Improves, Highest in 4 Years
The Bank of Japan's Fukuoka branch reported that the short-term economic observation survey for Kyushu and Okinawa in March showed a business condition index (DI) of +16, the highe...
Feb 21, 2023 Local News
JE and Meio University partner for tourism talent development
Japan Entertainment (JE) and Meio University have signed a partnership agreement to develop advanced personnel in management and marketing for the tourism industry. JE, which is co...
Dec 14, 2022 Local News
Iriomote Island, a World Heritage Site, to Limit the Number of Tourists
Taketomi Town in Okinawa Prefecture will begin limiting the number of tourists per day in some areas of Iriomote Island, a World Natural Heritage site, in accordance with the Ecoto...
Oct 13, 2022 Local News
Kagoshima And Okinawa Offer Additional Sightseeing Subsidies
A nationwide tourism subsidy program began on Oct. 11 (*Tokyo: Oct. 12,) including discounts for Okinawa and Kagoshima (and now all other prefectures). Okinawa offers up to 30% off...
Sep 3, 2021 Local News
Older JR Beetle Ship Tested For Service in Okinawa
A trial service between two islands in Okinawa has begun using a JR Kyushu Beetle ship. The 240-passenger jetfoil is running between Kume Island and Naha City. Currently, the vesse...
May 13, 2021 Local News
Amami and Okinawa World Heritage Registration Completed
Forests of Okinawa and Kagoshima islands may finally be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN,) an advisory body for UNESC...
Aug 18, 2020 Local News
Okinawa Has Highest Infection Per Capita – Fukuoka City Crosses 2,000
On August 17, Fukuoka Prefecture announced 50 more cases of the new coronavirus infection, bringing the prefecture's cumulative total to 3,683. On the same day, the death of a COVI...
Jul 18, 2020 Local News
Sharp Increase of COVID-19 Infections on US Bases in Okinawa
An increasing number of novel coronavirus-infections was reported at the U.S. military bases in Okinawa last week. Thirty-six daily cases were announced on July 15., while the cumu...
Apr 13, 2020 Local News
Kyushu-based Food Businesses Ranked by Sales
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank Ltd. released rankings for food service companies in Kyushu and Okinawa by sales in the fiscal year of 2018. Fukuoka City-based Plenus, which...
