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Feb 21, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu Adds Remote Support for Unmanned Stations
A new support center for unmanned train stations on the JR Kyushu Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line were shown to the media. As the company increases the number of unmanned stations for the ...
Feb 13, 2020 Local News
Shochu Lees to Power New Battery Technology
A Kagoshima-based startup and the Fukuoka Institute of Technology are collaborating to develop a high-power battery using a byproduct of shochu liquor. Daisuke Tajima, Associate Pr...
Feb 7, 2020 Local News
World-fastest Air-powered Motorcycle Developed By Students In Fukuoka
A group of high school students in Fukuoka developed the world-fastest air-powered motorcycle. Eight students at Hakata Technical...
Jan 31, 2020 Local News
Homegrown Venture Company’s Programming App Adding Users at a Fever Pitch
Shikumi Design, a Fukuoka-based venture company that provides a range of digital solutions, is gaining attention...
Jan 29, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Based Collaborative Applies for Local 5G License
The Kyushu Institute of Technology and QTnet announced that they have applied for a license to operate "local 5G" services. The joint organization plans to create a 5G environment ...
Jan 28, 2020 Local News
Nishitetsu to Road Test Self-Driving Buses
Two self-drive buses belonging to Nishitetsu Bus will soon be road tested in Kitakyushu City. According to the company's announcement on January 23, a microbus with a capacity of 3...
Dec 19, 2019 Local News
New AI Research Center to be Built Near Itoshima Campus
Fukuoka City is planning to develop a new residence-and-research area near the Ito Campus of Kyushu University. The goal...
Dec 13, 2019 Local News
Japan’s First Zeiss Vision Center Opens in Fukuoka
Carl Zeiss, a German manufacturer known for high-class eyewear lenses, opened a shop in Tenjin on December 12. Partnering with Japanese eyeglass retailer Personal Glass Eyex', the ...
Dec 12, 2019 Local News
AI-based Translation Service Tested at Ward Offices
The testing of a new AI-based translation system has begun at public facilities in Fukuoka City. The system was developed by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. as the first speech-to-speech...
Dec 11, 2019 Local News
5G Networking Coming to Kyushu University
Kyushu University and NTT Docomo agreed on developing a 5G networking environment inside Ito Campus. Representatives of the two organizations...