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Costco Spreads Wings in Japan: Next Stop, Okinawa
Costco Wholesale Japan, which operates 32 Costco membership retail stores across Japan, is planning to open a new store in Okinawa. The store, which is set to open in Nanjo City in...
Okinawa’s Ryubo Group Leverages NFTs to Boost Tourism
Ryubou Group, the proprietor of Okinawa's sole department store, is branching out into the digital assets arena, leveraging non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Group's NFT marketplace,...
Talent War Intensifies in Kyushu-Okinawa Region
Companies in Kyushu and Okinawa, Japan, are actively hiring new graduates, with hiring plans for fiscal year 2024 showing a 40% increase compared to the previous year. This marks t...
Kyushu and Okinawa Companies Face Labor Shortages
A survey conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research Fukuoka Branch on April 19th reveals that 67.5% of companies in Kyushu and Okinawa feel understaffed with full-time employees. The sense ...
Kyushu & Okinawa Economy Improves, Highest in 4 Years
The Bank of Japan's Fukuoka branch reported that the short-term economic observation survey for Kyushu and Okinawa in March showed a business condition index (DI) of +16, the highe...
JE and Meio University partner for tourism talent development
Japan Entertainment (JE) and Meio University have signed a partnership agreement to develop advanced personnel in management and marketing for the tourism industry. JE, which is co...
Iriomote Island, a World Heritage Site, to Limit the Number of Tourists
Taketomi Town in Okinawa Prefecture will begin limiting the number of tourists per day in some areas of Iriomote Island, a World Natural Heritage site, in accordance with the Ecoto...
Kagoshima And Okinawa Offer Additional Sightseeing Subsidies
A nationwide tourism subsidy program began on Oct. 11 (*Tokyo: Oct. 12,) including discounts for Okinawa and Kagoshima (and now all other prefectures). Okinawa offers up to 30% off...
Older JR Beetle Ship Tested For Service in Okinawa
A trial service between two islands in Okinawa has begun using a JR Kyushu Beetle ship. The 240-passenger jetfoil is running between Kume Island and Naha City. Currently, the vesse...
Amami and Okinawa World Heritage Registration Completed
Forests of Okinawa and Kagoshima islands may finally be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN,) an advisory body for UNESC...