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Nov 30, 2018 Local News
Department Store and Supermarket Sales Decline
Statistics released by Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry indicate that department store and supermarket sales in Kyushu and Okinawa area in September has declined by 0.4...
Nov 27, 2018 Local News
Construction to Begin on New Hotel in Yanagibashi Market in 2020
Real estate agency Joyful Corporation and developer Daikyo plan to build a hotel on a site inside the Yanagibashi Market. They expect to begin work on the 12-story, 240-room facili...
Nov 19, 2018 Local News
Restoration Work at Mojiko Station
A section of the Mojiko Station that has been undergoing restoration work re-opened to the public on November 10. Damaged roof eaves were renovated along with the ticket office and...
Nov 16, 2018 Local News
Toyota Motor Kyushu Reports Record Sales
Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. announced on Nov. 12 that the company registered record sales between April to September in 2018. Thanks to the high popularity of SUV cars, their NX and ...
Nov 14, 2018 Local News
Kyushu Condominium Sales Register Decrease
Sales of apartments in Kyushu area between January and June 2018 decreased by 1.5% compared to the same period of the previous year. Land prices and construction costs have increas...
Nov 12, 2018 Local News
Toyota Kyushu to Produce Lexus ES
Toyota's Kyushu-based factory will start producing Lexus ES vehicles. A commemorative ceremony was held at the Toyota Motor Kyushu Co., Ltd. Miyata Factory, Miyawaka City, in late ...
Nov 9, 2018 Local News
Nishitetsu Looking to Raise Fares
On November 8, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co Ltd. President and CEO Sumio Kuratomi announced at a press conference that the company is looking to increase fares. Nishitetsu issued the s...
Nov 9, 2018 Local News
New Winery in Yamaga
A new winery will open for business in Yamaga City on November 10. Media outlets and staff from the winery were invited to a special tour of the premises on November 5 to mark the ...
Oct 26, 2018 Local News
Tosu Outlet Expansion Project
Mitsubishi Estate Simon announced on October 23 plans to increase the number of stores inside Tosu Premium Outlets. The developers are planning to open 20 new stores in the shoppin...
Oct 24, 2018 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank to Reduce Number Of ATMs
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank revealed on October 19 plans to reduce the number of ATMs they operate by 300 over the next year and a half. The number of people using ATMs in convenien...