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Oct 27, 2014 Local News
Strategic Zone Not Well Known But Hopes Are High, Says Poll
In a public opinion survey conducted by the Nishinippon Shimbun ahead of the Fukuoka City mayoral election scheduled for Nov. 2, 66.7% of respondents replied “Don’t know” when aske...
Oct 24, 2014 Local News
Kyushu’s First H2 Station Opens In Kokura-Kita
Osaka-based liquid propane gas giant Iwatani Corp. opened a new hydrogen filling station in Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu on Oct. 22. It is the first open to public commercial fillin...
Oct 23, 2014 Local News
Cosmos Commands Top Spot in Retail Sales Rankings
On Oct. 21, the Fukuoka branch of Tokyo Shoko Research released its rankings of retail companies by sales in the Kyushu-Okinawa region for FY 2013. Fukuoka-based drug store chain C...
Oct 17, 2014 Local News
Foreign Residents And Visitors – Business Chance For Fukuoka?
This Saturday TVQ airs a special 30-minute report on the growing business potential for shops and companies willing to cater to foreign residents and visitors from overseas. Fukuok...
Oct 17, 2014 Local News
Fukuya to Open Seafood Restaurant Next Month
Spicy mentaiko maker Fukuya announced plans to foray into the restaurant business. The company will refurbish its shop in Kotabe (Sawara-ku) into a restaurant/mentaiko store in an ...
Oct 10, 2014 Local News
Victorious Hawks Have Big Impact on Local Economy
Fukuoka Prefecture predicts an economic impact of ¥40.4 billion in the event that the Pacific League champion SoftBank Hawks win the Nippon Series. The estimate, which was based on...
Oct 2, 2014 Local News
Kyuden Criticized For Ending Renewable Buybacks
On Oct. 1, Kyushu Electric Power Co. held sessions at six venues throughout Kyushu to explain its decision to end renewable energy buybacks.
Sep 29, 2014 Local News
Kyushu Retailers Prep for Duty-Free Expansion
On Oct. 1 the list of items for which foreign tourists do not need to pay consumption tax will be expanded to include food and cosmetics.
Sep 29, 2014 Local News
Startup Cafe Set To Open In Tsutaya Tenjin
Fukuoka City has announced that it will open a Startup Cafe on the 3rd floor of Tsutaya Books Tenjin as part of its Special Zone for Global Startups and Job Creation (one of the Ja...
Sep 29, 2014 Local News
Aeon To Buy Out Daiei
Aeon Group, Japan’s largest retailer, has announced that it will convert its consolidated subsidiary Daiei into a wholly-owned subsidiary on Jan. 1, 2015. All 280 of Daiei’s shops ...