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Jun 22, 2020 Local News
Sightseeing Trains in Kyushu Resume Operations with New Schedules
JR Kyushu has announced schedules for tourist trains including The Seven Stars in Kyushu (Nanatsuboshi,) Aru Ressha and Yufuin no Mori. The luxurious sleeper train, Seven Stars, wi...
Jun 19, 2020 Local News
Kyushu’s Tourism Recovery Prediction Expected To Take Two Years
The tourism industry in Kyushu continues to face economic difficulties due to the impact of the new coronavirus. The Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization announced that it would t...
Jun 10, 2020 Local News
Website Launched To Attract Skilled Workers From Outside Kyushu
Dogan Inc. of Fukuoka City launched a new website to connect local businesses with human resources outside Kyushu. The site, Qualities, aims to introduce companies and businesspers...
Jun 9, 2020 Local News
Local Companies Begin To Support Students From Overseas
On June 3, Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. donated an emergency stockpile food for students at Kyushu Institute of Technology in Iizuka City. Meanwhile, Aso College Group purchased 2.5 t...
Jun 5, 2020 Local News
Michinoeki Ukiha Top Regional Roadside
Michinoeki Ukiha topped the ranking of roadside stations in Kyushu and Yamaguchi for the fifth straight year. The ranking released in the July issue of a local sightseeing magazine...
Jun 1, 2020 Local News
Fireworks Displays Tonight To Cheer Up The Nation
The ‘Cheer Up Firework’ project is scheduled for early June (most likely tonight, June 1) at more than 200 locations around the nation. Approximately 160 firework companies, includ...
May 29, 2020 Local News
Local Rail Lines Add Up To Huge Deficits for JR Kyushu
JR Kyushu announced that seventeen sections of their local rail lines face large deficits for the fiscal year 2018. For example, the sections between Saeki-Nobeoka (Nippo Main Line...
May 25, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Cancels Plans for Additional Summer Trains
The company, which operated an additional 450 shinkansen trains and 1,061 express trains between July to September in 2019, plans no such operations this year for the first time si...
May 4, 2020 Local News
Online Koishiwara Pottery Fair Runs Until May 6
An online ceramic fair featuring Koishiwara ware and Takatori ware began on May 3. While the Koishiwara Spring Ceramic Festival in Toho Town was canceled amidst the impact of the n...
May 3, 2020 Local News
Kyushu National Museum Inspires People to Write to Friends in Hieroglyph
The project was initially developed for the 'Egypt: The Land of Discovery' exhibition, scheduled between Apr. 25 ~ Jun. 21. However, as the event was canceled to prevent the spread...
