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Oct 13, 2015 Local News
TPP Could Be Boon for Kyushu
With the recent agreement reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, companies in Kyushu and around Japan are hoping reduced tariffs and other measures will help them gai...
Oct 6, 2015 Local News
Bo Ramen Proving Popular Overseas
On the back of the weak yen, Fukuoka-based Marutai’s exports of Bo Ramen to Hong Kong and Taiwan have been brisk. The company’s Saga Plant, which manufactures the foreign-bound ram...
Sep 18, 2015 Local News
Honda Brings Moped Production Back to Kyushu
Honda Motor Co. has announced that the production of the new 50cc Giorno moped has begun in its Kumamoto Plant (Ozu Town). The model used to be made in China, but Honda decided to ...
Sep 14, 2015 Local News
City Revises Budget for Expressway Extension
On Sep. 7, Fukuoka City revealed that it adjusted its budget estimate for the Urban Expressway extension into Island City to ¥29.2 billion, up ¥4.2 billion from the initial estimat...
Sep 1, 2015 Local News
Aeon to Revamp Kashiihama Mall
Aeon Kyushu has announced that it will overhaul its Aeon Mall Kashiihama for the first time since it opened in 2003 to compete with new commercial facilities going up on nearby Isl...
Aug 28, 2015 Local News
IKEA To Open Mini-Store In Kumamoto
The Japanese subsidiary of Swedish furniture giant Ikea has announced it will open a new mini-store in Kumamoto City this October. The mini-store, Ikea’s first in Japan, will be ab...
Aug 17, 2015 Local News
Royal’s Fukuoka Plant Receives Halal Certification
Royal Holdings’ Fukuoka Food Plant, which produces food for the Royal chain of restaurants, is now halal certified. The company plans to begin supplying halal foods from the Fukuok...
Aug 13, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Motor Show 2015 Dates Announced
Fukuoka Motor Show 2015 Organizing Committee, which comprises officials from Fukuoka Prefecture and 53 automobile-related companies and organizations, held its first meeting on Aug...
Aug 7, 2015 Local News
Summer Work Hours for Government Employees Not Catching On
On Aug. 3 the prefectural offices in Fukuoka and Miyazaki began allowing employees to start and finish work 30 minutes early. Many government offices in Kyushu have been adopting t...
Aug 3, 2015 Local News
Foreign Companies on the Rise in Greater Kyushu Region
According to the results of a survey released by the Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC), the number of foreign companies with offices in the nine prefectures of the Kyushu-Yama...