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Jun 20, 2017 Local News
Plans For an InterContinental Hotel in Beppu
Plans are moving ahead to open a new InterContinental Hotel in Beppu, Oita. The number of affluent visitors, both...
Jun 16, 2017 Local News
Nishitetsu’s Hotel Business Takings Set to Double By 2025
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) announced that they expect their hotel takings to double to...
Jun 15, 2017 Local News
Banks to Test A.I. Customer Service
Nishi-Nippon City Bank is testing a form of automated customer service which utilizes AI (artificial intelligence) to respond to customers. The system’s ability to use a range of e...
Jun 9, 2017 Local News
Tomodachi Metlife Women’s Leadership Program
U.S. Embassy Tokyo and the TOMODACHI Initiative, with dedicated support from MetLife Japan, launched the TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program (TMWLP) in 2013 with the objec...
May 29, 2017 Local News
Startup Cafe Helps 100th Company Get Up And Running
Fukuoka City has announced that 100 companies have now used the services provided by the Startup Cafe to help set up their businesses. Since being designated a National Strategic S...
May 23, 2017 Local News
Airbnb Set Up First Home Sharing Lab In Japan
On May 19, Fukuoka Airbnb established Home Sharing Lab in Fukuoka for the first time in Japan, in cooperation with Fukuoka Iju Keikaku. The Home Sharing Lab aims to be a "laborator...
May 22, 2017 Local News
2016 Research Report “Cities On The ‘Third Axis’ Plus 3” & “Global Networks Of Fukuoka” Released
Fukuoka Urban Research Center (URC) has published their 2016 reports detailing the growth and networks of Fukuoka as a “global city.” The report "Cities on the ‘Third Axis’ plus 3”...
May 19, 2017 Local News
Management Of Fukuoka Airport Open To Bids
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is calling for companies to bid for the management of the Fukuoka Airport building and runway. According to guidelines, ...
May 12, 2017 Local News
JR Kyushu Announce Record Profits
JR Kyushu has announced its earnings for the first time since going public, revealing record profits in excess of ¥44.7...
May 11, 2017 Local News
Support For Startups Looking To Expand Overseas
On May 8, Fukuoka City opened the "Fukuoka Global Startup Center" to support business ventures looking to expand overseas. Based out of the "Startup Cafe" (Fukuoka City), the schem...