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Jun 7, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Local Airlines To Begin New Code Sharing Flights
As airline businesses continue to operate reduced operations due to the pandemic, three local carriers in Kyushu are preparing to operate codeshare flights with JAL and ANA. Japan ...
Jun 3, 2021 Local News
Wood Shock Means Price Hike For Kyushu Lumber
Lumber scarcity in the U.S. has led to higher prices for Kyushu-produced cedar and cypress. Nationwide, lumber buyers who depend on imported lumber are now rushing to buy Kyushu-pr...
Jun 2, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu To Give Away Pixar Seat Covers
JR Kyushu is giving away headrest covers designed for its Pixar promotion-wrapped shinkansen. Customers who take the D&S Train (schedule: June/July) or place an order of ¥4,000 or ...
Jun 2, 2021 Local News
Kyushu’s First e-bank Officially Launched
Minna no Ginko, Kyushu’s first online bank owned by Fukuoka Financial Group, officially launched on May 28. The opening of accounts, money transmission, and all other...
May 26, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Shinkansen Office Car Debuts
JR Kyushu will run a new ‘share office shinkansen’ service between Jun. 14 ~ 30. An eighteen-seat zone inside a Kyushu Shinkansen’s reserved-seat car will turn into a mobile office...
May 26, 2021 Local News
Over 60% Of Kyushu Okinawa Companies Not Teleworking
An April report by the Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank showed that approximately 60% of Kyushu and Okinawa-based companies failed to introduce teleworking. As few as 5% of local...
May 21, 2021 Local News
Governors Agreed On Self-restraint Policy For Prefectural Borders
Governors in Kyushu, Yamaguchi, and Okinawa agreed to continue to ask for the public’s self-restraint for travel across prefectural borders. An online meeting was held amongst the ...
May 21, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Becomes Important Region of Bluefin Tuna Farming
Kyushu is becoming an important producer of farmed bluefin tuna or kuromaguro. Over sixty percent of the kind was produced in Kyushu prefectures during 2020. Nagasaki Prefecture pr...
May 20, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Pancake Sells Taiwanese Pineapple Dish in Support of Taiwan
Kyushu Pancake debuted a Taiwanese pineapple dish to commemorate friendship with the region. ‘Pineapple and white chocolate pancake’ (¥1,500) combines the refreshing taste of Taiwa...
May 18, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Shinkansen Launches Express Packet Delivery
JR Kyushu launched a new express-package delivery service in collaboration with Sagawa Express. Their new service between Hakata and Kagoshima enables same-day delivery of fresh fo...