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Kyushu Companies Consider In-office Vaccinations
Local companies in Kyushu are considering in-office COVID-19 vaccinations. Reflecting on the national government’s plan to promote vaccinations in offices and universities, large l...
Study Abroad Students to Get Priority for Vaccinations
The national government intends to give COVID-19 vaccination to those who are planning to study abroad. A new priority program for the new coronavirus vaccination targets young peo...
Kyushu Local Airlines To Begin New Code Sharing Flights
As airline businesses continue to operate reduced operations due to the pandemic, three local carriers in Kyushu are preparing to operate codeshare flights with JAL and ANA. Japan ...
Wood Shock Means Price Hike For Kyushu Lumber
Lumber scarcity in the U.S. has led to higher prices for Kyushu-produced cedar and cypress. Nationwide, lumber buyers who depend on imported lumber are now rushing to buy Kyushu-pr...
JR Kyushu To Give Away Pixar Seat Covers
JR Kyushu is giving away headrest covers designed for its Pixar promotion-wrapped shinkansen. Customers who take the D&S Train (schedule: June/July) or place an order of ¥4,000 or ...
Kyushu’s First e-bank Officially Launched
Minna no Ginko, Kyushu’s first online bank owned by Fukuoka Financial Group, officially launched on May 28. The opening of accounts, money transmission, and all other...
Kyushu Shinkansen Office Car Debuts
JR Kyushu will run a new ‘share office shinkansen’ service between Jun. 14 ~ 30. An eighteen-seat zone inside a Kyushu Shinkansen’s reserved-seat car will turn into a mobile office...
Over 60% Of Kyushu Okinawa Companies Not Teleworking
An April report by the Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank showed that approximately 60% of Kyushu and Okinawa-based companies failed to introduce teleworking. As few as 5% of local...
Governors Agreed On Self-restraint Policy For Prefectural Borders
Governors in Kyushu, Yamaguchi, and Okinawa agreed to continue to ask for the public’s self-restraint for travel across prefectural borders. An online meeting was held amongst the ...
Kyushu Becomes Important Region of Bluefin Tuna Farming
Kyushu is becoming an important producer of farmed bluefin tuna or kuromaguro. Over sixty percent of the kind was produced in Kyushu prefectures during 2020. Nagasaki Prefecture pr...