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Feb 10, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka City Closing its Shanghai Office
Due to increased operating expenses, Fukuoka City is closing its office in Shanghai. The office opened in 2009 to support Fukuokan companies who were extending their business into ...
Jan 24, 2017 Local News
Seattle Based IT Company, Compute Next Inc, Opens a Startup in Fukuoka
Following a visit by the mayor of Fukuoka last year, Seattle based IT company ComputeNext Inc. decided to establish new operations in Fukuoka, opening this January...
Jan 10, 2017 Local News
Duty Free Shop Laox Opens in Hilton Fukuoka
Laox, one of the biggest duty free shops in Japan, will open a shop inside the Hilton Fukuoka on Dec. 16...
Jan 5, 2017 Local News
Kyushu University Memorial Goods Online Sale
Kyushu University will be selling memorial goods online before the closure of 100 year-old Hakozaki campus in Higashi-ku. The products are...
Dec 19, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka CEOs Act as Bartenders at ‘Shacho Bar’
A ‘Shacho Bar’ (CEO bar) event was recently held at Tao Cafe in Fukuoka.. It was organised by the Kitakyushu branch of JETRO...
Dec 16, 2016 Local News
Space World Kitakyushu to Close at End of 2017
It has just been announced that Space World will close in December 2017, with financial difficulties cited as the main reason. The theme park opened in 1990...
Dec 9, 2016 Local News
Made-in-Kyushu Satellite to be Launched
A mini-satellite developed by Hirokawa Town-based Nakashimada Engineering Works is scheduled to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima this evening on board an ...
Dec 9, 2016 Local News
Honorary Consulate of Sweden Opened in Koga City
An Honorary Consulate of Sweden opened at the air conditioning makers, Seibu Giken, in Koga on Dec. 1...
Nov 28, 2016 Local News
Multilingual Support Center Opens in Beppu
Beppu City is planning to provide a new multilingual support line that will operate in times of emergency. Learning from the Kumamoto and Oita earthquakes...
Nov 24, 2016 Local News
Kyushu Job Matching Site Opens for International Students
A website that aims to match up International Students with Kyushu-based companies is set to open in Jan. 2017. This is part of the ‘Kyushu Global Human Resources Promotion Project...