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JR Kyushu Carries Cargo on Shinkansen Passenger Seats
JR Kyushu Railway Company and Sagawa Express Co., Ltd. are set to begin shinkansen (bullet train) parcel shipping services in May 2021. On Feb. 24, the two companies conducted a tr...
New Association Established to Support Export of Kyushu’s Authentic Shochu and Awamori
Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced it would establish an organization to promote exports of local shochu and awamori. To back up international marketing of the...
JR Kyushu Rail Passes Temporarily Available Resident Foreign Nationals
Following the lead of JR East, JR Kyushu launched two discounted rail passes for foreign passport holders living in Japan. These rail passes (including shinkansen bullet trains) an...
Kyuden AI Powered Smartphone Offers Points
SB Power Corp., the electricity retailer for Kyushu Electric Power and Softbank Group, introduced an electricity-saving incentive program on a trial basis. By combining AI and a un...
Kyushu Shinkansen 10th Anniversary Tickets Sets Debut
On Feb. 10, JR Kyushu began sales of a special train-ticket set to commemorate Kyushu Shinkansen’s 10th anniversary. Single tickets for eleven routes are packaged inside a unique t...
JR Kyushu Discontinues Printed Time Schedules
JR Kyushu discontinued the distribution of their printed train schedule, called ‘pocket jikoku-hyo.” The free booklets have helped passengers since the days of the Japanese Nationa...
Record Low Applicants For Elementary School Teacher Jobs In Fukuoka
Kyushu regions marked its record-lowest job-openings-to-applicants ratios for teaching positions at elementary schools. While the national average in 2019 fell to...
Special JR Kyushu Shinkansen Wrapped In Wishes
A special shinkansen train will travel along the Hakata-Kagoshima route, carrying 777 wishes for a brighter future. The joint project between JR Kyushu, LINE Fukuoka, and The Nishi...
Jetstar Discontinues Six Routes Routes in Kyushu
Jetstar Japan Co., Ltd. announced the discontinuation of six domestic routes, including Kagoshima-Nagoya (Chubu), Fukuoka-Osaka (Kansai), and Kumamoto-Osaka, as of March. The route...
Shinkansen To Carry Fresh Produce From Kyushu to Kansai
A shinkansen (bullet train) trial to ship Kyushu-sourced fresh fish and other ingredients to the Kansai area will begin in February. President and Representative Director of JR Wes...