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Jun 7, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka-based App to Coordinate Free Meals
The Fukuoka-based startup, Gigi, launched a new smartphone application to match people who want to eat out, those who are willing to pay for them to do so, and restaurants which wa...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Kitakyushu’s Sukesan Udon to Open Near Hakata Station
The Kitakyushu-based udon noodle chain Sukesan Udon has announced the opening of their first shop in central Hakata. Their other four shops in Fukuoka City are located in residenti...
Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Cashless City Tenjin Project to Start in Fall 2019
Tenjin United plans to launch a new project to make the Tenjin area in Fukuoka City one of the most advanced cashless urban areas. The Cashless City Tenjin Project plans to introdu...
Jun 5, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Growth Next Reopens With Ambitious Goals
A reopening ceremony took place on May 31 to mark a major renovation of the startup facility Fukuoka Growth Next in Daimyo, Fukuoka City. With a new goal spanning the next five yea...
Jun 4, 2019 Local News
Beppu Suginoi Hotel Plans Large-scale Renovation
The Beppu Suginoi Hotel is planning a large-scale renovation including the construction of a new building between 2020 to 2025. The hotel is very popular with tourists visiting, an...
Jun 3, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu and Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Tie-up
JR Kyushu and Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd established a partnership on May 30 to provide more seamless and useful service to their customers. The two companies envision of MaaS (...
May 29, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu’s Tabito Bus Service Ridership Surpasses Three Million
Nishitetsu announced that the number of passengers using its sightseeing bus Tabito reached there million as of April 20. Since it began operation began in 2014, Tabito has provide...
May 27, 2019 Local News
Division of Fukuoka’s Accommodation Tax Decided
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City have reached an agreement on the division of an upcoming accommodation tax. In recent months, a sharp discord surfaced between the prefecture an...
May 24, 2019 Local News
Kyuden Supply LNG Fuel to Ships
On May 15, Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) and Saibu Gas supplied liquefied natural gas (LNG) to small cargo ships in the Port of Kitakyushu as part of an experiment to introduce mo...
May 24, 2019 Local News
Bridgestone to Expand Factory in Kitakyushu
Bridgestone Corporation is planning to purchase a fourteen-hectare land next to its factory in Kitakyushu City. The company announced on May 20 that it will expand the capacity of ...