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Apr 19, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka To Begin BRT In 2016
On Apr. 16 Fukuoka City and Nishi-nippon Railroad Co. announced they will adopt a bus rapid transit (BRT) system to reduce the amount of traffic in the downtown areas. BRTs typical...
Apr 17, 2015 Local News
Zepp Fukuoka To Close
Zepp Fukuoka, the concert hall located inside Hawks Town mall, will close on May 8, 2016. According to Sony Music Entertainment, it will close due to a planned renewal of the mall....
Apr 17, 2015 Local News
Canal City Sales Up Thanks To Uptick In Foreign Tourists
Fukuoka Jisho, the operator of the Canal City Hakata shopping complex, announced that sales rose 7.7% year-on-year to ¥4.5 billion in fiscal 2014, marking four straight years of sa...
Apr 14, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Startup Cafe Celebrates Six Months Of Success
Apr. 11 will mark six months since the opening of Fukuoka’s Startup Cafe as part of the Strategic Special Zone for Startups and Job Creation. In that time the Cafe has handled 533 ...
Apr 11, 2015 Local News
Taiwanese Automaker To Bring Aston Martin To Fukuoka
Taipei, Taiwan-based Yun San Motors has announced that it will open an Aston Martin dealership in Fukuoka—a move that will mark Yun San’s first foray outside of Taiwan. As an offic...
Apr 10, 2015 Local News
Itoshima Company Releases Locavore-Friendly Dressings
Kuraya, an Itoshima-based sake vendor, has started manufacturing and selling five different kinds of salad dressing made from local Itoshima specialities. The five flavors are miso...
Apr 10, 2015 Local News
Peach Aviation To Begin Miyazaki-Kansai Flights In August
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach Aviation has announced it will be operating flights between Kansai and Miyazaki airports, making it the first LCC to enter the Miyazaki market. With it...
Apr 8, 2015 Local News
Line Fukuoka To Rival Tokyo HQ In Size
In an interview with Nishinippon Shimbun, Takeshi Idezawa, the president of Tokyo-based chat app LINE said he plans to expand the company’s Fukuoka-based subsidiary, LINE Fukuoka, ...
Apr 3, 2015 Local News
Kyushu Mikan Exports Up For Fourth Year In A Row
According to Moji Customs, mikan (mandarin orange) exports from within its jurisdiction reached ¥360 million (+27.3% year-on-year) in 2014, marking the fourth straight year of incr...
Mar 30, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu To Jointly Develop Condo In Vietnam
NISHITETSU TO JOINTLY DEVELOP CONDO IN VIETNAM ::: Nishinippon Railroad Company (Nishitetsu) announced it will begin a joint condo development project in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ...