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Apr 11, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka Airport Privatization
The privatization of Fukuoka Airport planned for 2019 is progressing. Kyuden, Nishitetsu and other local companies are cooperating to establish a new company. The new company is al...
Apr 7, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka Mirai Incubation Program Started
The Fukuoka Mirai Incubation Program was established on April 6 by Fukuoka D.C., Mitsui Sumitomo Bank, and the Japan Research Institute with the cooperation of the Incubation & Inn...
Mar 30, 2017 Local News
Operation Rights at Fukuoka Airport Open to Bidding
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) has announced plans to outsource the running of operations at Fukuoka Airport, with minimum bids to secure management righ...
Mar 23, 2017 Local News
Kyuden Opens Geothermal Plant in Sumatra
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyushu Denryoku) announced on March 22 that they began operation of a large scale geothermal power plant in Sumatra, Indonesia which lies about 350 km south ...
Mar 23, 2017 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Using Hydrogen Powered Forklifts
Toyota Motor Company Kyushu (Miyawaka City) has begun utilizing hydrogen powered forklifts at its Miyata factory. This is the first time hydrogen has been used as source of power i...
Mar 22, 2017 Local News
Ramen Ippudo listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Chikaranomoto Holdings (Fukuoka City), known for its chain of Ippudo ramen shops, was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 21. On the first day of trading a surge of purchas...
Mar 16, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group opens Coworking Space
This April the Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) will open a coworking space in Tokyo. Called “Diagonal Run Tokyo” the location will provide rental offices, meeting rooms, and event sp...
Mar 9, 2017 Local News
Hakata Hankyu shortens Operating Hours
Hakata Hankyu department store, with the aim of improving the working environment and thereby service quality, plans to shorten the operating hours on Sun. ~ Thu. for the basement ...
Mar 2, 2017 Local News
Kyushu Companies and Universities Collaborate to Support Venture Businesses
On Feb. 15, the Council for the Promotion of University-Initiated Ventures in Kyushu, a group composed of members from universities, companies and business federations in Kyushu an...
Mar 2, 2017 Local News
Local Company Establishes New Fund for Kyushu Venture Companies
Fukuoka City-based Dogan Beta, a company that funds venture companies and provides assistance to startups, has launched a new fund, Kyushu Entrepreneur Club Fund II, to fund Kyushu...