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Kitakyushu City Supporting Low Carbon Initiatives Overseas
Kitakyushu City is working on reducing plastic wastes in Southeast-Asian countries through a partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP.) The city's private...
Universities in Kyushu Prepare to Deal with COVID-19
Amid looming fears of the new type of virus, COVID-19, universities, and colleges in Kyushu are considering...
Finally, Snow Falls in Fukuoka
The record-latest first snowfall was observed in Fukuoka City in the early morning of February 17. With a strong cold...
Single-seat Electric Vehicles For Tourists in Mizumaki
A new tourist service renting single-person electric cars for free has begun in the town of Mizumaki. This first-in-Kyushu project started as an effort to promote tourism in the ex...
Mixed Signals for Business Confidence in Kyushu
Results of the government’s “economy watcher” survey were announced on January 10 that business confidence throughout Kyushu’s seven...
Fukuoka City Budget Details Announced
On February 14, Fukuoka City announced its draft budget for the fiscal year of 2020. A record-largest budget of ¥887 billion (+2.4% compared to the previous year) will be mainly us...
Nishitetsu Launches Electric Bus Route
Nishitetsu has announced the launch of an electric-powered bus as of February 12 as part of...
Fukuoka Prefecture Steps Up Matchmaking Efforts
Fukuoka Prefecture is accelerating its effort to assist in matchmaking for its single residents. In the fiscal year of 2020, the prefecture will launch a new center to connect comp...
Nissan Temporarily Shuts Down Kyushu Plant
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. disclosed on February 10 that it would close its Kyushu factory for two days due to conditions related to the new coronavirus. The assembly line for Nissan's...
Shochu Lees to Power New Battery Technology
A Kagoshima-based startup and the Fukuoka Institute of Technology are collaborating to develop a high-power battery using a byproduct of shochu liquor. Daisuke Tajima, Associate Pr...