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Feb 2, 2015 Local News
Seven Bank Opens Manned Branch In Hakata
Tokyo-based Seven Bank has announced it will open its first manned branch in Kyushu. The bank counter will be installed inside the Hakata Ekimae Asahi Building 7-11 convenience sto...
Jan 9, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka to Build World’s First Osmotic Power Plant
Nagasaki-based water treatment plant manufacturer Kyowa Kiden Kogyo has been tasked to build the world’s first commercial osmotic power power plant in Higashi Ward this year. Osmot...
Dec 26, 2014 Local News
Tokyo Developer To Redevelop Praliva Into 30-Story High-Rise
Sources have revealed that real estate developer Tokyo Kensetsu will redevelop Nishijin El Mall Praliva into a mixed-use high-rise. The leading proposal calls for the closure of Pr...
Dec 24, 2014 Local News
Nishitetsu Eyes Entry Into Se Asian Real Estate Market
In a recent interview with a Nishinippon Shimbun reporter, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Company president Sumio Kuratomi announced that the company plans to enter the real estate developm...
Dec 24, 2014 Local News
Parco Fukuoka To Expand Again
In an interview with Nishinippon Shimbun, Kozo Makiyama, the president of Tokyo-based Parco mentioned plans to add “around a dozen new shops” in main building of Parco Fukuoka by n...
Dec 22, 2014 Local News
JR Kyushu To Foray Into Retail Veggie Biz
On Dec. 19 it was revealed that JR Kyushu will enter the fruit and vegetable retail business. The company will open its first store in Fukuoka City next fall where it will sell fru...
Dec 8, 2014 Local News
New Muji To Open On Nishi-dori, Fukuoka
Ryohin Keikaku, the parent company of Muji, has announced it will open the largest Muji store in Kyushu in Daimyo along Tenjin Nishi-dori Ave. Slated to open Mar. 5, 2015, the new ...
Dec 4, 2014 Local News
Shintencho Walkways Are Taxable, Says High Court
The Fukuoka High Court has overruled an appeal from the Shintecho Shopowners’ Association requesting repayment of ¥350 million in fixed asset taxes paid over the past 22 years for ...
Dec 2, 2014 Local News
Tokyo Software Company To Repurpose Old Kumamoto School As R&D Center
Tokyo-based software developer Nisseicom has announced plans to open an R&D hub in an old school building in Arao, Kumamoto. The company will conclude a formal agreement with the c...
Dec 2, 2014 Local News
Regional Banks To Extend Transfer Hours
The 64 members of the Regional Banks Association of Japan have agreed on a plan that will allow customers to make bank transfers and real-time settlements (i.e., debit transactions...