JR Kyushu announced 2028 as a target for completing their ‘Hakata Station Floating City Project.’ A 60-meter-high building will be developed next to and above the rail tracks at Hakata Station. CEO of the company, Toshihikio Aoyagi, is eager to invite one of the international luxury hotel brands to the upper floors. The new building will also have office space and shops between the 3rd and 8th floors. Source: NHK / Nikkei / JR Kyushu
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