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Feb 10, 2023 Local News
Kitakyushu City Signs Agreement to Build New Fluorine Compound Factory
Three companies, including a trading company and a Mexican fluorine-related company, have successfully signed an agreement with the city of Kitakyushu to build a new factory produc...
Feb 9, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Occupancy Rate Index Shows 16 Consecutive Months of Growth
The Kyushu Economic Research Association announced on February 8th that the occupancy rate index of the seven prefectures in Kyushu in January was 58.2, an increase of 22.6 points ...
Feb 9, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Airport’s New Parking Lot Offers Space For 947 Vehicles
Fukuoka International Airport International Terminal has opened a multi-story parking lot that offers a paid reservation service. The new parking lot became available starting Febr...
Feb 9, 2023 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture, JR Kyushu, And Toyota Lead The Way In Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration
At joint press conference on February 8th, JR Kyushu and multiple manufacturers, including Toyota Automobiles, held a press conference to announce the start of the demonstration op...
Feb 8, 2023 Local News
Oita Prefecture Announces Names of Hovercraft Connecting Airport and City
Oita Prefecture announced on the 7th the names of the hovercrafts that will connect Oita Airport (in Kunisaki City) and Oita City. Inspired by the names of three Edo-era scholars a...
Feb 8, 2023 Local News
Miyazaki City Tops The List For Highest Spending On Gyoza Again
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced the results of its 2022 household survey on February 7. According to the survey, the household expenditure per capita ...
Feb 8, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power Restarts Operation of Reactor 4 at Genkai Nuclear Plant
Kyushu Electric Power Company restarted the operation of reactor 4 at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Genkai-cho on February 7. The two reactors are now in operation, which has n...
Feb 7, 2023 Local News
Avian Influenza Confirmed in Dead Crow in Fukuoka City
On 6th February, a dead crow was reported in Fukuoka City, and later confirmed to have tested positive for avian influenza. In response, the Ministry of the Environment designated ...
Feb 7, 2023 Local News
Kumamoto Company President Accused of Food Labeling Violation
The President of a seafood company in Arao City, Kumamoto, was arrested by the police in Fukuoka on suspicion of violating the Food Labeling Law. The arrest was made on the suspici...
Feb 6, 2023 Local News
JR Kyushu to Offer Shinkansen Express Rides for Just 500 JPY One-Way!
Kyushu announced the sale of special express ticket packages for the West Kyushu Shinkansen, priced at 500 JPY one-way. The packages will be sold between February 14 and 28 for the...