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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...
Dec 1, 2014 Local News
Utility Rates To Go Up Again
Kyushu Electric Power Company and Saibu Gas have both announced utility rate hikes to offset the rising cost of coal and liquid natural gas. Both companies employ a fuel cost adjus...
Nov 27, 2014 Local News
Government Labor Consultation Center To Open In Startup Cafe
On Nov. 25, the national government announced that it will open a Labor Consultation Center on Nov. 29 as part of the Fukuoka City’s National Strategic Zone initiative. The Center ...
Nov 27, 2014 Local News
Government-Backed Funding Corp Opens Fukuoka Office
The Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan (REVIC), a Tokyo-based public-private funding organization, opened an office in Tenjin, its third in the country,on Nov. 25. ...