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Oct 6, 2022 Local News
Bicycle Safety Class for International Students
A cycling safety class was held in Fukuoka City on Oct 4 for international students. The students were asked, "Do you think bicycles are like cars? The participants in the safety c...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Vaccine Manufacturing Base To Be Established in Kurume City
A Tokyo-based venture company involved in clinical trials of a vaccine for the new coronavirus will establish a vaccine manufacturing base in...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Emergency Controls For Alien Hornets
The Japanese government has decided to begin extermination work on an invasive alien species of hornets that has been confirmed in Fukuoka City and other areas...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Made in Kyushu Satellite Launched Event
On October 7, Shunsuke Onishi, President and CEO of QPS Labs will talk about the background of this project, the technology, and...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu Commences Demonstration Test of Visa Touch Payment
On July 22, JR Kyushu began a demonstration test of Visa Touch Payment, a contactless payment system developed by the major U.S. credit card company Visa, between Hakata and Kashii...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Toppan Printing Opens DX Development Hub in Omuta City
Toppan Printing opened ICT Kobo Ariake, a hub for systems development in Omuta, as part of its efforts to expand its DX division. This is the company’s third DX development hub in ...
Oct 5, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu City and IBM Japan Sign Cooperative Agreement to Establish IBM Regional DX Center
IBM Japan concluded a cooperative agreement with Kitakyushu City that covers the promotion of DX and job creation in the region as well as activities to attract companies to the ci...
Sep 29, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka-based VC GxPartners Announces Second Target Funding
Fukuoka-based venture capital, GxPartners, aims to raise a ¥30 billion fund to support innovative businesses. The second edition of Kyushu Open Innovation Fund partners with FFG Ve...
Sep 29, 2022 Local News
Bomb Threat to Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Facility Causes Temporary Suspension
According to JR Kyushu, yesterday morning, several municipalities along the West Kyushu Shinkansen line received an e-mail stating that a bomb had been planted at several facilitie...
Sep 28, 2022 Local News
Mentaiko Industry Challenged as Relations With Russia Remain Strained
Fukuoka’s mentaiko producers face hardship as they continue to import Russian cod roe. Despite the severely strained relations with Russia and the significant impact of recent exch...