Babies OK to Cry Sticker
A nationwide initiative to make restaurants more welcoming places for babies and their guardians was created by a woman from Chiokugo, Fukuoka.
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Babies OK to Cry Sticker
A nationwide initiative to make restaurants more welcoming places for babies and their guardians was created by a woman from Chiokugo, Fukuoka.
Hong Kong-based Cram School Curioo Expands its Japan Operations with an Eye on Kyushu
Curioo, a Hong Kong-based cram school that focuses on enhancing children's creativity, is opening more schools in Kyushu. The school aims to boost skills like entrepreneurship and ...
JR Kyushu Tests Commuter Train Subscription Service
JR Kyushu will experiment with using a subscription service for commuter pass users of the SUGOCA transportation system IC card from December 1st to the end of April 2023. For ¥6,0...
Foreigners Returning to Japan Via Kyushu
The number of foreigners who entered Japan via Kyushu in October 2022 was 49,115, marking the largest since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic. The monthly figure grew to...
Northern Kyushu Forecasted to Colder Than Average This Winter
On November 22, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) released its three-month forecast from December to February next year. According to the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observ...
More Kyushu Companies Back in the Black
Approximately 56% of Kyushu-based companies reported an increased profit for the 2022 April-September term. Economic reactivation following the impact of the pandemic pushed up rev...
Kyushu Startup Business Plan Contest Winner
Kyushu Yamaguchi Venture Market presented its 2022 Grand Prize to Ongrit Holdings. The Fukuoka-based startup developed a mini-camera-based system that creates additional use cases ...
JR Kyushu Profitable For First Time in Three Years
JR Kyushu announced its interim financial results for the current fiscal year on November 1. The company posted a profit for the first time in three years, thanks to the return of ...
Kyuden Reports First Loss in Eight Quarters
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced its second quarter financial results on October 31. Due to rising fuel prices and other factors, the company posted its first ordinary los...
Kyushu’s Last Steam Locomotive To Be Decommissioned
JR Kyushu announced that the steam locomotive "SL Hitoyoshi," which runs between Tosu and Kumamoto Stations, will end its operation around March 2024 due to the aging of the steam ...