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Apr 10, 2019 Local News
Saga Sake Brewers to Grow Their Own Rice
Two sake brewers in Saga Prefecture will launch an agricultural company this month to grow rice for their sake (rice wine) making. The city of Kashima in Saga is one of the major p...
Apr 9, 2019 Local News
Huis Ten Bosch Prepares Casino Bid With Hectares Land Agreement
Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), Nagasaki Prefecture and Sasebo City announced at a press conference on Apr. 8 the acquirement of a 30-hectare plot of land in preparation for their bid to bui...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Kyuden Establish First Overseas Subsidiary
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) established their first overseas subsidiary in Vietnam. From April this year, Kyuden Innovatech Vietnam will provide services to improve the safety o...
Apr 8, 2019 Local News
Transparent Soy Sauce Selling Well for Kumamoto Company
Fundodai Goyo, a soy sauce brewer in Kumamoto City, invented a "transparent" soy sauce which is enjoying brisk sales since its debut in Feb. 2019. Unlike the traditional black liqu...
Apr 4, 2019 Local News
FFG and Eighteenth Bank Merge
The Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) and Nagasaki-based Eighteenth Bank consolidated their business operations on April 1. It is hoped that the move will strengthen the businesses' in...
Apr 4, 2019 Local News
Mitsubishi to Manufacture Semiconductors in Fukuoka
Mitsubishi Electric has announced plans to manufacture and distribute new low-power semiconductors. The devices were designed by Mitsubishi's Fukuoka-based Power Device Factory and...
Apr 4, 2019 Local News
Test of Standardized QR-code System for Payments in Fukuoka
The Payments Japan Association will introduce a standardized QR code system to alleviate current complexities caused by the use of multiple payment systems. A test will be conducte...
Apr 3, 2019 Local News
Kyushu’s Oldest Beer Returns
The Mojiko Retro Beer factory has revived Kyushu's oldest beer. Sakura Beer returned to the shelves on March 30 and sold at ¥540 per bottle. The Imperial Brewery produced the alcoh...
Apr 3, 2019 Local News
Government Seeks New Management of Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
Kyushu Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism will seek a private company to collaborate in the redevelopment of the Uminonakam...
Apr 2, 2019 Local News
Shiseido to Hire 1,000 Workers at Kurume Plant
Shiseido is expected to hire around 1,000 workers, most of whom will be local hires, for a new cosmetics plant it will open in Kurume City. The company plans to hire fresh technica...