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Soichiro Takashima Re-elected as Fukuoka Mayor
Soichiro Takeshima has been re-elected as the mayor of Fukuoka. This will be the 44-year-old Liberal Democratic Party representative's third term in office. Mayor Takeshima defeate...
Fukuoka City Population Grows Including a Large Percentage of Non-Japanese
Fukuoka City recently announced that the population of the city surpassed 1.58 million for the first time as of November 1, 2018 as the city has continues to experience population ...
Toyota Motor Kyushu Reports Record Sales
Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. announced on Nov. 12 that the company registered record sales between April to September in 2018. Thanks to the high popularity of SUV cars, their NX and ...
Royal Host to Discontinue Use of Plastic Straws
Royal Holdings Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka City) will eliminate single-use plastic straws from its six-brand restaurants across Japan by 2020 to reduce environmental plastic pollution. The ...
Sugomon Pass From JR Kyushu For Overseas Visitors
A new transportation IC card named Sugomon Pass will debut from JR Kyushu on Nov. 19. The 2,000 limited edition cards are designed for and can be purchased only by visitors from ab...
Kyushu Condominium Sales Register Decrease
Sales of apartments in Kyushu area between January and June 2018 decreased by 1.5% compared to the same period of the previous year. Land prices and construction costs have increas...
Kyudenko Pursue Stable Solar Power
Kyudenko Corporation is looking to commercialize a system that can distribute solar power in a stable manner. The company has developed a low cost energy management system that mak...
Toyota Kyushu to Produce Lexus ES
Toyota's Kyushu-based factory will start producing Lexus ES vehicles. A commemorative ceremony was held at the Toyota Motor Kyushu Co., Ltd. Miyata Factory, Miyawaka City, in late ...
Nishitetsu Looking to Raise Fares
On November 8, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co Ltd. President and CEO Sumio Kuratomi announced at a press conference that the company is looking to increase fares. Nishitetsu issued the s...
Efforts to Support Married Couples and Young Families
Representatives from all the prefectures in Kyushu and Yamaguchi met with individuals from the business world on October to explore how to create a society that is more supportive ...