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Jun 30, 2015 Local News
Sony To Open Its First Kyushu Store In April 2016
The tech giant will be opening its first Kyushu store in April 2016. Not only can you grab the latest in digital cameras and musical equipment on the day of release, but special ev...
Jun 17, 2015 Local News
Nittsu To Double “Double Number” Truck Trailers
Plans are in the works to increase the number of tractor trailers carrying both Japanese and Korean license plates from eight to between 16 and 20 within fiscal 2015. Based on a bi...
Jun 12, 2015 Local News
Flying Tiger Lands in Fukuoka
The Danish "fast nicknack" retail chain, Flying Tiger opened their first shop in Kyushu just off of Nishi-dori in Tenjin today. The shop is mostly filled with vividly colored mass ...
Jun 12, 2015 Local News
Hakata Ippudo Ramen Paris Shop Announced
Fukuoka City based, Chikaranomoto, has announced the opening of a Hakata Ippudo Ramen shop in Paris in August 2015. The Paris Ramen Week “Zuzutto” produced by Narumi Kawara founder...
Jun 8, 2015 Local News
Kyukeiren Releases First-Ever Mid-Term Plan
The Kyushu Economic Federation, or Kyukeiren, issued its first-ever mid-term action plan on June 2. The plan, which runs from this fiscal year until fiscal 2020, outlines key polic...
Jun 8, 2015 Local News
Kyushu Retailers Pin Hopes On Duty-Free Shopping
With an increase in foreign visitors on the back of the weak yen and the expansion of tax-exempt goods, retailers in Kyushu are bolstering their services. Several stores have added...
Jun 3, 2015 Local News
Ippudo Ramen Opens Sake Bar In Singapore
Fukuoka City based company, Chikaranomoto, operators of Hakata Ippudo Ramen have opened a new shop in Singapore. Interestingly, it does not serve ramen but instead it offers sake (...
Jun 2, 2015 Local News
Tenjin Mitsukoshi To Get Dedicated Duty-Free Shop
Fukuoka Airport Building Co., Nishi-nippon Railroad and Tokyo-based Mitsukoshi-Isetan Holdings will soon form a joint venture with the aim of opening an airport-style duty free sho...
Jun 1, 2015 Local News
Tenjin To Get Pinkberry, If Only Temporarily
Sources have revealed that Fukuoka-based developer Fukuoka Jisho will open a restaurant in July in one corner of a Tenjin 1-chome site slated for redevelopment. The one-story,100 m...
May 25, 2015 Local News
Fukuya To Expand Sales With New Brand, Wholesaling
Fukuoka-based spicy mentaiko maker Fukuya has announced it will begin wholesaling to department stores and high-end supermarkets this June. This marks Fukuya’s first foray outside ...