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Apr 24, 2019 Local News
First Shipment of Hita Lumber to USA
A ceremony to mark the first shipment of Japanese red cedar to the US was held in Hita City last month. Hita Lumber Cooperative Association took an order of 1,800 pieces of Hita su...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Selected as Foreign Direct Investment Key Region
On Apr. 16, Invest Japan, a national council for promotion of foreign direct investment in Japan, completed a plan for attracting foreign direct investment to local cities and Fuku...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Increase Production Capacity
Toyota Motor Kyushu (Miyawaka City) revealed the volume of hybrid vehicle (HV) parts manufactured annually rose from 225,000 to 470,000. A major reason for the increase is demand f...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu to Build a Large-scale Conference Center
Nishitetsu announced on Apr. 18 plans to construct and open a large-scale conference hall in Hakata Ward in the spring of 2021. The hall, which will be one of the largest conventio...
Apr 19, 2019 Local News
Kumamoto Airport Aims High with Airport Privatization
On Apr. 14, Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Ikuo Kabashima revealed the management plan for Kumamoto Airport for its privatization in April 2020. Over the next thirty years, the airpo...
Apr 19, 2019 Local News
Trial Announces AI Customer Tracking System
Fukuoka-based Trial Company Inc. announced on Apr. 15 the development of a new AI monitoring system that recognizes the behavior of customers in its stores. The camera identifies c...
Apr 17, 2019 Local News
At Least 30 Companies in Kyushu to Use Reiwa in Company Names
According to the announcement by Tokyo Shoko Research, 30 companies adopted "Reiwa (令和)" in their company names during the first ten days of April, including five in Fukuoka Prefec...
Apr 16, 2019 Local News
Take Home and Try On Apparel Business Trial in Hakata
Adastria Co., Ltd., an apparel retailer based in Tokyo, started a one-month trial for their new "take-home-and-try-on" service in collaboration with JR Hakata City starting on Apr....
Apr 16, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu to Build 44-Story Tower Condominium in Island City
Nishitetsu revealed plans to build a new "tower mansion" in Fukuoka’s Island City by 2022. The forty-four story apartment will be one of the tallest condominiums in Kyushu and be N...
Apr 12, 2019 Local News
IoT Solution to Running Out of Mentaiko
Fukuya Co., Ltd. has launched an IoT-based service to deliver mentaiko to houses. The unique service aims to solve the problem of running out of mentaiko at meal times. Consumers w...