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New Shimonoseki-Kitakyushu Road Feasibility Research Begins
Pre-research for the construction of a Shimonoseki-Kitakyushu Road was released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Mar. 19. Minister Keiichi Ishii re...
Kitakyushu Taxi Company Begins Use of Uber App
Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Kitakyushu City has partnered Uber Japan to provide a new taxi-hailing service using the Uber app. The company announced on Mar. 4 that in additio...
China Eastern Airlines To Launch Dalian-Kitakyushu Route
China Eastern Airlines has announced plans to begin regular flights between Kitakyushu Airport and Dalian, China. The new service will begin on May 1, which marks the 40th annivers...
Kitakyushu Places Second Among Japan’s Sustainable Cities
In its nationwide survey of 815 municipalities, Nikkei Shimbun ranked Kitakyushu second in terms of sustainability and promoting the OECD’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). It...
Former Space World Site to Host City’s Science Museum
Kitakyushu City announced on Feb. 25 plans to move the city's science museum to a new shopping complex that will be constructed by 2021 on the former Space World site by Aeon. The ...
QTnet to Test Facial Recognition AI Automated Shop System
QTnet, a group company of Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. will set up an automated shop in Kyushu Institute of Technology Tobata Campus in April 2019. This will be a testing projec...
Researchers in Kyushu Discover Diagnosis Method for Oral Cancer
A research group of the University of Kitakyushu and Kyushu Dental University has found an innovative way to diagnose oral cancer. According to professor Seung-Woo Lee and Toshihir...
Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Plan Monitor Tour for Taiwanese Visitors
On Nov. 10 the JR Mojiko Station building, which has been renovated to resemble what it looked like when it first opened in 1914, was partially opened to the public for the first t...
Restoration Work at Mojiko Station
A section of the Mojiko Station that has been undergoing restoration work re-opened to the public on November 10. Damaged roof eaves were renovated along with the ticket office and...
Overseas Travel Agents Visit Kitakyushu City
Representatives from Asian travel companies were recently invited to Kitakyushu City in an attempt to increase the number of school excursions and training trips visiting the area ...