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May 23, 2019 Local News
Kyushu Electric Enters Thailand’s Electrical Power Market
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced their entrance into the electricity market in Thailand on May 14. The company has invested in an electricity producing company, Electricit...
May 21, 2019 Local News
Profit Decline in Regional Banks Across Kyushu and Yamaguchi
Financial results for regional banks in Kyushu and Yamaguchi prefectures were released on May 14. Profit for the 2018 fiscal year decreased in 16 out of 21 banks. Many businesses h...
May 20, 2019 Local News
Reins Change at Huis Ten Bosch Prior to Stock Listing
The president of Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), Hideo Sawada, held a press conference on May 15 attended by the incoming president of the company, Katsuhiko Sakaguchi. Sawada is the chairma...
May 20, 2019 Local News
Drone Delivery System Tested to and from Island in Fukuoka
ANA Holdings Inc. tested a drone delivery service between Karatomari Port in Fukuoka City and Genkai Island on May 15. It was the first time in Japan for a drone to fly out of the ...
May 20, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group Announces Record Gross Revenue
On May 13 the Fukuoka Financial Group announced its consolidated financial statement as of March 2019 and a new mid-term management plan for the next three years. The gross revenue...
May 17, 2019 Local News
Hirado Castle to be Renovated for Castle Stays
Hirado Castle will undergo a renovation to provide shirohaku (castle stays) accommodation to tourists, beginning in the summer of 2020. The castle stands in the city of Hirado in N...
May 17, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu Record High Income
JR Kyushu announced its consolidated financial statements as of March 2019. While its sales marked a record high of ¥440 billion, the gross profit fell by 2.3% from the previous ye...
May 10, 2019 Local News
Record Numbers Ride JR Kyushu Trains
During this year’s Golden Week holidays, JR Kyushu saw over 670,000 passengers traveling on the Kyushu Shinkansen, marking a record high. The number increased on both Hakata-Kumamo...
May 10, 2019 Local News
Record Numbers for Car Production in Kyushu
Car production by four vehicle manufacturers in Kyushu marked a record high for the fiscal year of 2018. A total of 1,436,000 vehicles were produced at the factories of Toyota, Dai...
May 8, 2019 Local News
Local Investment Company to Supply Highly Skilled International Staff
Dogan Inc., a Kyushu-based company that provides funding for startups, has tied up with international human resource company Gowell Co., Ltd. Gowell, established in Tokyo in 2007, ...