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Kyushu University’s Ito Campus Gets AI-based On-demand Bus Service
A new AI-based and on-demand bus service was launched inside the Itoshima Campus of Kyushu University on Apr. 2. The new service, named “aimo”, has no fixed routes or time schedule...
Reprocessing Used Nuclear Fuel to Impact Electricity Prices
Kansai Electric Power Company customers look set to bear the brunt of construction costs for a plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, which will extract plutonium from used nuclear ...
Kyuden Establish First Overseas Subsidiary
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) established their first overseas subsidiary in Vietnam. From April this year, Kyuden Innovatech Vietnam will provide services to improve the safety o...
Hiroshi Ogawa Wins Re-election as Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
Hiroshi Ogawa was re-elected as the governor of Fukuoka Prefecture yesterday, April 7. In this election, support from the Liberal Democratic Party was split between two candidates ...
France Rugby Team to Train in Kasuga City Ahead of World Cup
The French national rugby team has announced plans to train in Kasuga City ahead of the upcoming World Cup. Kasuga is already set to play host to the Irish and Canadian teams. Comm...
FFG and Eighteenth Bank Merge
The Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) and Nagasaki-based Eighteenth Bank consolidated their business operations on April 1. It is hoped that the move will strengthen the businesses' in...
Fukuoka City Accepts Tax Payments Via Line Pay
Residents of Fukuoka City can now use the LINE Pay application to settle various tax bills. The city began accepting payments made on LINE's cashless service on April 1. The app ca...
Mitsubishi to Manufacture Semiconductors in Fukuoka
Mitsubishi Electric has announced plans to manufacture and distribute new low-power semiconductors. The devices were designed by Mitsubishi's Fukuoka-based Power Device Factory and...
Test of Standardized QR-code System for Payments in Fukuoka
The Payments Japan Association will introduce a standardized QR code system to alleviate current complexities caused by the use of multiple payment systems. A test will be conducte...
Fukuoka City Consultation Support Center for Foreign Residents Opens
Fukuoka City's new consultation center for foreigners opened on Apr. 1 offering support in 17 languages. The one-stop consultation office, Fukuoka City Consultation Support Center ...