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Apr 13, 2021 Local News
Export Ban for Fukuoka Amaou Strawberry Seeds
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries announced a ban on exporting seeds and Amaou strawberries' seedlings. The Fukuoka-native brand strawberry is amongst 1,975 fruits a...
Apr 7, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Launches Regional Funding Firm
Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) announced the establishment of a new investment firm to support local mid and small-sized companies. The firm will reinforce its structure by eng...
Mar 31, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Lanches Accommodation Business Based on Historic Properties
JR Kyushu is launching a new accommodation business, using historical buildings located near train routes. The Hizenhamashuku hotel in Kashima City of Saga Prefecture was...
Mar 22, 2021 Local News
Seven Stars Train To Serve Ippudo Ramen
JR Kyushu’s luxury sightseeing train, Seven Stars, announced they would serve bowls of ramen noodles. Reflecting upon the passengers’ desire to slurp noodles before going to bed, e...
Mar 22, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Hospitals Improve Supporting For Teenage Pregnancies
Four hospitals in Kyushu have stepped up their efforts to support teenagers with unexpected pregnancies. While reports of young women giving birth alone or abandoning newborn babie...
Mar 3, 2021 Local News
Uber Eats Expands To Every Prefecture in Kyushu
Uber Eats announced their service would become available in all prefectures within Kyushu. As of Mar. 4, the food delivery service begins in...
Feb 26, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Cancels Recruitment for Fiscal 2021
JR Kyushu has canceled recruitment activities to acquire new staff for the fiscal year of 2021. On Feb. 25, the company announced its first such cancelation in thirty-four years. T...
Feb 26, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Carries Cargo on Shinkansen Passenger Seats
JR Kyushu Railway Company and Sagawa Express Co., Ltd. are set to begin shinkansen (bullet train) parcel shipping services in May 2021. On Feb. 24, the two companies conducted a tr...
Feb 26, 2021 Local News
New Association Established to Support Export of Kyushu’s Authentic Shochu and Awamori
Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced it would establish an organization to promote exports of local shochu and awamori. To back up international marketing of the...
Feb 25, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Rail Passes Temporarily Available Resident Foreign Nationals
Following the lead of JR East, JR Kyushu launched two discounted rail passes for foreign passport holders living in Japan. These rail passes (including shinkansen bullet trains) an...