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Oct 12, 2022 Local News
Seven Stars Voted Best Luxury Train Again
Condé Nast Traveler, one of the most influential travel magazines among the world's wealthy, has announced the winners of its Readers' Choice Awards. The JR Kyushu cruise train "S...
Oct 12, 2022 Local News
Kyushu Population May Decline by 24%
The latest report by Kyushu Economic Research Center predicted an acceleration in the depopulation of Kyushu, Okinawa, and Yamaguchi. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and low bi...
Oct 12, 2022 Local News
Tour De Kyushu Certified by UCI
The Tour De Kyushu 2023 officially became listed on UCI’s race calendar. The international cycling organization, Union Cycliste Internationale, listed the October race as a new sta...
Oct 12, 2022 Local News
Daiichi Kotsu Founder Establishes Fund at the Age of 100
The 100-year-old founder of Daiichi Kotsu established a fund to support domestic mid-and-small-sized companies that contribute to the local economy. Hajime Kurotsuchi, who stepped ...
Oct 7, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Discounts Official Document Printouts
Issuance of residence certificates and other documents that can be printed at convenience stores are now being offered for just ¥100 to Fukuoka City residents. The discount program...
Oct 7, 2022 Local News
Mitsubishi and Kyuden Develop New Reactor
Kyushu Electric Power announced their concept for an advanced reactor to be developed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and three other power companies. The 1.2 gW reactor SRZ-1200 ...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Ends Corona Alert
Today (Oct. 5) is the first time in three months for the prefecture to halt its corona alert. The number of newly infected patients is on a downward trend, and the utilization rate...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
New Flower Selfie Wall in Fukutsu
A decorative flower wall has been set up along Tsuyazaki-sengen road in Fukutsu City. The new sightseeing attraction was produced by a group of Kyushu Sangyo University students wh...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Japan’s First EV Complex to Open in Kitakyushu
Japan's first complex for electric vehicles is to be built in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu City. An assembly plant for commercial EVs such as buses and trucks will be constructed. EV M...
Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Physically Challenged Offer Work Opportunities Using Robots
The city has announced that it will start a project using robots to help people with serious disabilities and intractable diseases to participate in society. Fukuoka City is promot...