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Jul 6, 2018 Local News
Runway Expansion Proposals for Fukuoka
Proposals have been put forward to change existing plans to expand the runway at Fukuoka Airport. A second runway for departing aircrafts is scheduled for construction in 2025. How...
Jul 6, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Standard Sekiyu Acquires Mina And North Tenjin
On July 2, Fukuoka Standard Sekiyu announced that the company bought Mina Tenjin, North Tenjin and E&Y buildings for ¥26 billion. These commercial facilities are located in Tenjin,...
Jul 3, 2018 Local News
Merchari Bike Rental Service to Set Up at 130 Locations Across Fukuoka City
Fukuoka City has begun a trial to asses whether or not bicycle rental services can help reduce the number of bicycles left neglected on the streets. The experiment will be run with...
Jul 3, 2018 Local News
The Bank of Fukuoka Enters into Agreement with Four Overseas Banks
The Bank of Fukuoka has announced that they have entered into working agreements with four overseas banks. The business partnerships will see the Bank of Fukuoka, Banco de Oro (Phi...
Jun 27, 2018 Local News
Newly Established Businesses in Kyushu Reach a Record High
The Fukuoka branch of the Tokyo Shoko Research company announced on June 21 that the number of newly established companies in Kyushu and Okinawa increased by 2.9% in 2017. The stud...
Jun 26, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka City and World Bank to Support Start-ups in Developing Countries
Fukuoka City and the World Bank signed a memorandum on June 15 outlining plans to provide support to new business startups in developing countries. The city will seek to bring in w...
Jun 12, 2018 Local News
Sales Figures for Kyushu Department Stores and Supermarkets Released
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry have released April's preliminary sales figures for department stores and supermarkets (across 427 facilities) in the region. Incre...
Jun 11, 2018 Local News
New ANA Cargo Plane Route Goes Into Operation
ANA Holdings' new regular cargo route, which will call at Kitakyushu Airport late on Mondays, went into operation on June 4. The company's freight plane will fly from Kansai to Kit...
Jun 8, 2018 Local News
Luxury Apartments on Old Daimyo Elementary Site Eye Foreign Tenants
As part of the efforts to redevelop the site of the old Daimyo Elementary School, Sekisui House and Nishi-Nippon Railroad will build furnished luxury service apartments with an eye...
Jun 7, 2018 Local News
Decrease in Cruise Ships Using Kyushu Ports
Preliminary statistics released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Kyushu Regional Development Bureau have revealed that a total of 106 cruise ships called at ...
