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Feb 1, 2016 Local News
Local Export Company Forges into E-Commerce in China
Nihon Koshin, Fukuoka-based export company focusing in China, has begun selling goods on ICBC E-Mall, an online marketplace run by...
Jan 29, 2016 Local News
Ridership on Kitakyushu Airport Limousine Bus Low
Fukuoka Prefecture released ridership figures for the Fukuhoku Limousine Bus that connects Tenjin to Kitakyushu Airport in the early mornings and late evenings. In the six months s...
Jan 25, 2016 Local News
Kitte Hakata Tenants Announced
Kitte Hakata, scheduled to open Apr. 21, has announced its tenants through the Japan Post. There will be 14 floors, housing a total of 131 shops. The theme of this shopping complex...
Jan 22, 2016 Local News
Kamiyo to Build Office Building Next to Hakata Station
It has been revealed that local real estate giant Kamiyo Sangyo will erect a 13-story office building on the current site of the Hakata Post Office. The building is slated for comp...
Jan 9, 2016 Local News
Kyuden Subsidiary to Sell Power Outside of Kyushu
Kyushu Electric Power Company subsidiary Kyuden Mirai Energy announced that it submitted its application to the Minister of Economics, Trade and Industry to register as a power ret...
Jan 7, 2016 Local News
City Wholesale Produce Markets to Merge
On Jan. 5, the Fukuoka Fruit and Vegetable Markets held their last New Year’s auctions ahead of a scheduled relocation to Island City in February. According to a market representat...
Dec 22, 2015 Local News
New Shared Office Space in Tenjin
Business community “Asia Business Startup Station” (ABSS) opened on the 8th floor of IMS Tenjin on Dec. 1. They provide shared office space as well as promotion services, mainly ta...
Dec 16, 2015 Local News
Sun Palace to Make Way for New Hotel/Event Facility
As part of Fukuoka City’s plan to redevelop the Waterfront area, Sun Palace will be demolished to make way for a...
Dec 10, 2015 Local News
Mr. Max to Open Small Shop in Tenjin
Discount retail chain Mr. Max will open a shop in Tenjin on Jan. 21. The shop, which will be smaller than its suburban big box stores, will primarily target...
Dec 3, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu to Hold Business Plan Contest
On Nov. 27, Nishinippon Railroad Co. (“Nishitetsu”) will begin accepting applications from entrepreneurs and venture companies for...