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Apr 15, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu Prepares to Host LGBT Weddings
Kitakyushu-based wedding halls and photo studios held a joint seminar to provide services for LGBT couples. Approximately seventy workers attended the first meeting...
Apr 13, 2021 Local News
Teleworking and Fewer Business Trips Improve Yaskawa’s Earnings
Yaskawa Electric Corporation announced its consolidated accounts for the 2021 February term, which resulted in a considerable increase in revenue despite the new coronavirus-induce...
Apr 8, 2021 Local News
New Manga Photo-taking Spot inside Kitakyushu Kokura Station
A new photo-taking spot featuring characters from the popular manga “City Hunter” and Kitakyushu nightscapes opened...
Apr 5, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu and Fukuoka City to Begin Vaccinating Elderly On Trial Basis
New coronavirus vaccinations for elderly residents will begin in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu cities in April. The mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, announced on Mar. 30 that ap...
Mar 15, 2021 Local News
Zenrin Establishes Investment Subsidiary
Zenrin Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of its first investment firm. The Kitakyushu-based company and its new affiliate, Zenrin Future Partners, will invest a total of ¥2.5 b...
Mar 9, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu Joins Fukuoka City In Request for Self Restraint During Hanami Season
Kitakyushu City has issued a request for self-restraint to its residents related to the upcoming hanami party season. Related to the extension of business regulations and other inf...
Feb 26, 2021 Local News
85 People Move To Kitakyushu City – A New Record
A record-high number of people moved to Kitakyushu City in the past ten months. The city revealed that the number of people who moved to the city in the fiscal year of 2020 reached...
Feb 22, 2021 Local News
Starflyer Offers Flight Simulator Experience Packages
Star Flyer Inc. marks its 15th anniversary by offering flight-simulator experiencing tours. The “FFS Dream Flight” program offers three different courses (¥100,000 ~ 110,000 /perso...
Feb 12, 2021 Local News
Kyushu University Graduate Start s Business to Support Shopify Users
A Kyushu University startup, UnReact, debuted an online mentoring service to support users of Shopify. As an official partner of the e-commerce website development application, UnR...
Feb 12, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu To Provide ¥1 billion in Support to StarFlyer
Kitakyushu City will implement its first-ever business rescue plan for the local airline company, Star Flyer Inc. As the anticipated impact of losing direct flights to Tokyo will b...
