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Sep 11, 2019 Local News
Apple Store Tenjin to Relocate in Late September
A relocation and expansion plan for Apple Store Tenjin was announced at an event in Tokyo on September 5. The store opened in Tenjin in 2005 and has since held various events inclu...
Aug 30, 2019 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power Enters Strawberry Market
Kyushu Electric Power Co. opened a farming facility to test their smart-agriculture system in growing strawberries. The system is designed to automatically control air conditioning...
Aug 28, 2019 Local News
Joyfull Announce Losses
Restaurant chain Joyfull's consolidated financial statements for the first half of this fiscal year reveal a ¥4.9 billion loss in takings. The decline has primarily been attributed...
Aug 26, 2019 Local News
First-class Retirement Home to Open in Nishijin
Nishitetsu announced plans to develop a first-class home for the elderly, Suncarna Nishijin, in the Nishijin area of Fukuoka City. It will be located within a 2-minute walk from Ni...
Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Chikuho Bank Launches Original Cryptocurrency
Chikuho Bank Ltd. announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency. The local currency, named Tokowaka-tsuka (Tokowaka Currency) uses blockchain technology provided by Kyushu Electric ...
Aug 20, 2019 Local News
Construction Completed on Wooden Apartment Block in Hakata
Construction work has been completed on an apartment block made primarily of wood in Hakata, Fukuoka City. The Will Building Project used reinforced concrete to build...
Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Shochu Shipments from Miyazaki Prefecture Break Records
Miyazaki Prefecture shipped out a record high volume of shochu in Japan between July 2018 to June 2019. According to a study by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, the pr...
Aug 16, 2019 Local News
Bids for Entertainment and Residential Development on Uminonakamichi Open
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism is seeking developers for a new entertainment facility in Uminonakamichi. Proposals should include plans for the develo...
Aug 16, 2019 Local News
190 Hotto Motto Shops to Close
Plenus, the operating company of the Hotto Motto bento chain, announced the closure of 190 shops beginning in September. The Fukuoka-based company announced on August 9 that...
Aug 15, 2019 Local News
Expansion at Tosu Premium Outlet in November
The extension of Tosu Premium Outlets mall will open on November 7. Construction has been taking place on a 3,600-square-meter area next to the south-east side of the mall where...
