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Local Businesses Express Optimism as Restrictions on Overseas Tourism Resumes
The Bank of Japan's Fukuoka Branch held a "financial round-table meeting" attended by BOJ Head Office Council Member Nakamura and local business leaders, where they exchanged...
Record High Agricultural Exports from Kyushu
Export of agricultural and fishery products from Kyushu topped ¥100 billion for the first time. According to the 2022 report by the Kyushu Regional Agricultural Administration Offi...
JR Kyushu To Suspend Train Services Due To Difficulty In Securing Crews
JR Kyushu has announced that it will suspend 12 express trains from this month to next month due to the spread of the new coronavirus among drivers and other crew members, making i...
Rainy Season Over in Northern Kyushu – Shortest Ever
The Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory announced at 11:00 a.m. on June 28 that the rainy season had ended in northern Kyushu. This is the earliest end of the rainy season ...
Kyushu Power Asks Public To Reduce Use of Electricity
Kyushu Electric Power asks customers to reduce summertime electricity use for the first time in seven years. Kyuden anticipates that electricity demand may reach the capacity due t...
Kumamoto, Asakura and Kokura Summer Festivals Return
Summer festivals are returning to Kyushu in the third year of dealing with the new coronavirus pandemic. In July, Kokura Gion Daiko in Kitakyushu City resumes its 400 years of trad...
Kyushu-Okinawa Led Nation in New Companies in 2021
A recent survey revealed that the Kyushu-Okinawa region recorded the largest number of company establishments in 2021. According to Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR,)...
Nick Szasz Appointed “Kyushu Transport And Tourism Creator”
On June 21, Nick Szasz, CEO/Publisher of Fukuoka Now, was appointed “Kyushu Transport and Tourism Creator” by Tohru Kawaharabata, Director-General, Kyushu District Transport Bureau...
Kyushu’s Hourly Wages Remain Low
A survey conducted by three newspaper companies in Kyushu revealed that almost 90% of workers consider the local minimum wages too low. Minimum wages for 2021 fell below the nation...
Travel Subsidies Re-launched in Fukuoka Prefecture
Up to ¥5,000 per night subsidies through the "Fukuoka No Himitsu no Tabi'' program are on offer from June 13. The discounts are available online or by phone reservation. The progra...