JR Hohi Line to Reopen in 2020
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and JR Kyushu is preparing to reopen the JR Hohi Line fully by the end of the fiscal year 2020. The 27-km route o...
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Rail Reservations up for Golden Week
JR Kyushu has reported increased reservations for the Golden Week holidays in 2019, up 17.3% for shinkansen and 16.9% for the rapid trains from the previous year. According to the ...
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At Least 30 Companies in Kyushu to Use Reiwa in Company Names
According to the announcement by Tokyo Shoko Research, 30 companies adopted "Reiwa (令和)" in their company names during the first ten days of April, including five in Fukuoka Prefec...
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Take Home and Try On Apparel Business Trial in Hakata
Adastria Co., Ltd., an apparel retailer based in Tokyo, started a one-month trial for their new "take-home-and-try-on" service in collaboration with JR Hakata City starting on Apr....
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Fujisaki Ranked Most Livable Town in Fukuoka Prefecture
A ranking of "the top livable towns 2019 in Fukuoka" was released by a housing-loan company, Aruhi Corporation, and the town of Fujisaki in Sawara Ward ranked the first. Ten distri...
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Nishitetsu Flower Cars in Hakata Dontaku
Nishitetsu will operate a series of flower-covered festival buses around Fukuoka City for three days at the beginning of May to celebrate the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival. A car ad...
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Nishitetsu to Build 44-Story Tower Condominium in Island City
Nishitetsu revealed plans to build a new "tower mansion" in Fukuoka’s Island City by 2022. The forty-four story apartment will be one of the tallest condominiums in Kyushu and be N...
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Tokyo Firm Gets Contract for Multilingual Guided Tours of Hakata Old Town
The Tokyo-based company Otomo Inc. was chosen as the operating company for multilingual guided tours of Hakata Old Town in Fukuoka City. According to the company's press release, i...
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Fukuoka’s Pro Basketball Team Rizing Zephyr Relegated to B2
Local professional basketball team Rizing Zephyr will be relegated from the B1 league due to shortage of funds. The CEO of the team, Yasunori Kanda, revealed at a press conference ...
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IoT Solution to Running Out of Mentaiko
Fukuya Co., Ltd. has launched an IoT-based service to deliver mentaiko to houses. The unique service aims to solve the problem of running out of mentaiko at meal times. Consumers w...
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