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Banks to Test Cashless Payment System
A number of regional banks will test a system in Kitakyushu beginning this September allowing customers to use a smartphone application to make payments using a QR code reader. Dev...
Fukuoka Number Plates to Use Alphabet
The Fukuoka Transportation Bureau will now issue number plates that include the letters from the Roman alphabet. Until now the top section of local plates have featured the Chinese...
New Commercial Facility Beside Yahuoku! Dome
A new commercial facility called Mark Is Fukuoka Momochi will open on a plot of land adjacent to the Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. Mitsubishi Estate is in charge of development, which is ...
Fukuoka Company to Support Tourism into Fukui
Hospitable, a Fukuoka-based company has formed a business partnership with the Fukui Shimbun newspaper. The two institutions will work together to increase tourism into Fukui, revi...
Cruise Line Route Between Hakata and Shanghai to be Tested
A cruise operating between the Port of Hakata and Shanghai will be tested from September. MSC Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line will be offering special packages for the trial. Thr...
Record High Temperatures in Kyushu
On Aug. 13, Fukuoka Regional Headquarters of Japan Meteorological Agency announced that temperatures spiked to 39.9 degrees in Hita, beating all previous records in Kyushu. Tempera...
Confidence in the Economy Declines Across Kyushu
Statistics for July have revealed that confidence in the economy has declined across Kyushu for the third consecutive month. The government's "economy watchers" survey announced on...
Ringer Hut Opens First Restaurant in Vietnam
inger Hut will open their first restaurant in Vietnam on August 17. The restaurant's menu will feature local noodle dishes such as Saigon Ramen alongside the chain's much-loved Nag...
Nishitetsu Announces Tenjin Redevelopment Plans
On August 3, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd (Nishitetsu) announced their plans for the Fukuoka Building and Tenjin Core facilities. The company intends to build one large 96 meter ...
Fukuoka Hibiki Shinkin Bank Offers Support for New Businesses
The Fukuoka Hibiki Shinkin Bank will work with three branches of the Japan Finance Corporation (Yahata, Kitakyushu and Fukuoka) to deliver a range of services for supporting people...