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Fukuoka Financial Group Announces Record Gross Revenue
On May 13 the Fukuoka Financial Group announced its consolidated financial statement as of March 2019 and a new mid-term management plan for the next three years. The gross revenue...
JR Kyushu Record High Income
JR Kyushu announced its consolidated financial statements as of March 2019. While its sales marked a record high of ¥440 billion, the gross profit fell by 2.3% from the previous ye...
Chikushino Announces Gyokusui, a New Brand of Pear
Fukuoka Agriculture and Forestry Research Center in Chikushino City announced the development of a new brand of pear, Gyokusui. This is the first pear to have been developed in the...
Ticket Sales Resume for Rugby World Cup Games in Fukuoka
First come, first served ticket sales will resume on May 18 with new ticket inventory set to be released across all matches. As with earlier sales phases, tickets for the most popu...
Starbucks Retro Comes to Fukuoka!
Starting from today (May 15), for a limited time only, select Starbucks around Japan will be host to a new nostalgic promotion celebrating the change of eras from Heisei to Reiwa. ...
Hakataza Celebrates 10 Million Visitors
On May 10, Hakataza celebrated reaching 10 million visitors. The 1,500-seat theater, which opened 20 years ago this May, regularly stages kabuki performances and musicals. Kyushu n...
Survey of Salaries for Public Servants Released
Fukuoka Prefecture revealed its Laspeyres Index, a figure to compare salary standards for each municipality as of April 2018. The index shows the normalized average of salaries for...
Record Numbers Ride JR Kyushu Trains
During this year’s Golden Week holidays, JR Kyushu saw over 670,000 passengers traveling on the Kyushu Shinkansen, marking a record high. The number increased on both Hakata-Kumamo...
Record Numbers for Car Production in Kyushu
Car production by four vehicle manufacturers in Kyushu marked a record high for the fiscal year of 2018. A total of 1,436,000 vehicles were produced at the factories of Toyota, Dai...
Earthquake Off Coast Of Miyazaki – No Damage
Today, May 10 at 08:48 an earthquake was felt in Fukuoka City measuring magnitude 2. The epicenter of the earthquake was off the coast of Miyazaki at a depth of approximately 20km,...