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Dec 25, 2020 Local News
Maple Tree Investments to Build Largest Distribution Center in Kyushu
Maple Tree Investment, a Singaporean government-backed real estate fund, plans to invest ¥40 billion to build Kyushu's largest distribution center in Chikushino City. The center, w...
Dec 25, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Conducts First Driverless Train on JR Rails
R Kyushu will operate the first self-driving train trial for the JR-train services in Japan. The company announced on Dec. 22 that one of its two-car trains, called Dencha, will ca...
Dec 11, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Announces Additional Trains New Year Period
JR Kyushu announced additional express trains between Dec. 26, 2020, ~ Jan. 11, 2021. According to the company, a total of 205 special trains, including the Kamome, Midori, and Hui...
Dec 11, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Economical Index Improved For Seventh Consecutive Month
According to the Kyushu Economic Research Center's recent report, the economic index for December in Kyushu was 104.3, up by 2.2 points from November. Though the regional economy.....
Nov 27, 2020 Local News
Line Fukuoka Kyushu Economic Federation
LINE Fukuoka has become a member of the Kyushu Economic Federation as of November 2020. The company updated its official blog, in which it shared a vision to contribute to the loca...
Nov 24, 2020 Local News
Kyushu University Graduates Report Fewer Job Offers
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 2021 graduates of Kyushu-based universities and colleges have fewer job offers. As of October, as few as 64% of Kyushu-based...
Nov 24, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Exports Mark First Increase in 15 Months
Exports from Kyushu, Okinawa, and Yamaguchi during October surpassed a year before for the first time in fifteen months. According to a report by the customs office in Moji, Kitaky...
Nov 6, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Promotion Center in Hanoi Opened on Nov 2
On November 2, the Kyushu Promotion Center opened in Hanoi, Vietnam. The center consists of two three-story buildings, with a total floor space of about 1,000 square meters. The of...
Nov 2, 2020 Local News
Tour de Kyushu – Yamaguchi to Start in 2023
A new international bicycle race will be held in the Kyushu-Yamaguchi area from 2023.The Kyushu Regional Strategy Council, which currently discusses the matter, aims to hold the ev...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
New Nagasaki Shinknasen To Be Named Kamome
JR Kyushu named the new shinkansen (bullet train), which will run between Nagasaki and Takeo-onsen ‘Kamome.’ The six-car train (N700S) will feature an exterior and interior designe...