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Sep 25, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Sees Tourism Rebound Over Silver Week
During the four-day weekend between Oct. 19 ~ 22, Kyushu's area saw a surge in regional tourism. ANA reported seat occupancy of approximately 75% for the flights between Fukuoka an...
Sep 23, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Announces Reduction of Express Trains
In November, JR Kyushu will reduce the number of express trains between Hakata-Nagasaki (Kamome), Hakata-Kokura (Kirameki), and more routes the prolonged impact of the spread of ne...
Sep 23, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Males Most Supportive For Child-rearing
Sekisui House, Ltd. released ‘Ikumen White Paper 2020,’ which revealed Kyushu men’s positive attitudes toward house chores and child-rearing. The online report rated items includin...
Sep 16, 2020 Local News
Cargo-passenger Trains and Buses Begin in Kyushu
Kyushu's public transportation companies are testing integrated passenger and cargo transportation schemes to deal with corona-induced financial challenges. JR Kyushu recently anno...
Sep 9, 2020 Local News
Nisshin and Asahi Share Delivery Trucks in Kyushu
Asahi Soft Drinks Co. and Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. will start sharing trucks for shipments between the Kanto and Kyushu regions. In collaboration with a major shipping compa...
Sep 9, 2020 Local News
Kyushu Economy Sees Some Recovery
The Kyushu Economic Research Center released a report on the regional economic situation, in which the general index (Kyushu CI) for June rose for the first time in seven months. T...
Sep 8, 2020 Local News
Nishitstu and Daiwa House Develop 43-story Condo in Texas
Nishinippon Railroad Co., Ltd., and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. announced the development of a 43-story residential tower in Texas, U.S.A. Located in Houston's central area, the...
Sep 7, 2020 Local News
Typhoon Leaves 46 Injured and Blackouts at over 300,000 Homes in Kyushu
Typhoon Haishen is gradually moving away from Kyushu; however, the region might still feel strong winds until later this evening. As of this morning, a record-high gust of 39.1 m/s...
Sep 4, 2020 Local News
Record Low Condominium Sales in Kyushu
According to a Fukuoka-based housing market-research company, Jutaku Ryutsu Shimposha, the number of apartment sales in Kyushu between January to June dropped by 27.6% from the sam...
Sep 4, 2020 Local News
Kyuden Launches Drone and AI Based Forest Management Service
On September 1, Kyushu Electric Power debuted a new forestry analysis service for local governments. By combining a drone-based forestry survey scheme and an AI-based analyzation s...
