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Aug 24, 2021 Local News
Mitsubishi Chemical To Build Emulsifier Factory in Kitakyushu
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced the opening of a new emulsifier factory in Kitakyushu City. Investing ¥6 billion, the company aims to increase its ‘Sugar Ester’ domestic ...
Aug 5, 2021 Local News
Profits Return to JR Kyushu
JR Kyushu reported a net profit of ¥927 million for the term between April and June. While the strong sales of condominiums and a ¥600 million employment adjustment subsidy from th...
Jul 28, 2021 Local News
NEC To Move Over a thousand Employees to Tenjin Business Center
NEC Corporation announced the opening of a new large-scale office inside the soon-to-be-completed Tenjin Business Center. It will relocate all seven of its offices elsewhere in Fuk...
Jul 28, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture to Host Next-generation Data Centers
A task force will be established to apply for a national government project to develop up to five such centers. Taking advantage of the area’s lower risk of earthquakes...
Jul 14, 2021 Local News
Royal Establishes Joint Venture in Singapore
Royal Holdings would establish its Singapore branch, Royal Sojitz International Pte. Ltd., in collaboration with Sojitz Corporation. The Fukuoka-based restaurant operator has its f...
Jul 13, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Company Produces Self-cooling Artificial Turf
Coool, an artificial turf manufacturer based in Munakata City, is actively promoting its self-cooling grass. Using evaporative cooling effects of limestone mixed in the synthetic g...
Jul 7, 2021 Local News
Kyudai Seeks Support For Student Startups
Kyushu University seeks ten remote workers to create businesses based on its research projects. Hired individuals would join one of the study teams for the Gap Next inter-universit...
Jun 30, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Supports Listing Of Starts Up On Stock Market
Fukuoka City announced a new support program for startup companies to become listed on the stock market. In its initial term, the city calls for four companies established after...
Jun 25, 2021 Local News
Yaskawa and Kyudai Partnership Announced
Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Kyushu University established a comprehensive partnership to develop robotic technologies and future foster engineers. The second such partnership ...
Jun 25, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Bank Combines Crowdfunding And Financing To Support Local Business
The Bank of Fukuoka launched a financing-and-crowdfunding project to support local businesses. The new program raises funds from people via ‘Funds’ investment platform and lends th...