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Kyuden and Exergy Power Systems Tie-up for Project in Ireland
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced a collaboration with Exergy Power Systems, a startup company by engineers from Tokyo University, to develop power business in Ireland. The...
2nd Kyushu-Fukuoka Omiyage (Souvenir) Grand Prix
The award ceremony of the 2nd Kyushu-Fukuoka Omiyage (souvenir) Grand Prix was held at Tenjin Sky Hall on Mar. 25. The competition launched in 2018 to promote local souvenirs and r...
Renewal Plans for Aeon Shoppers Fukuoka in Tenjin Announced
Plans for the renewal of the Aeon Shoppers Fukuoka in Tenjin was announced on Mar. 25. Aeon Kyushu is renovating part of the large shopping complex, which opened as Daiei Shoppers ...
Kyushu University Ranked 4th Best University in Japan
The Times Higher Education (THE) announced the Japan University Ranking 2019 in which Kyushu University ranked 4th, moving up from the fifth position in 2018. THE conducted the thi...
Fukuoka Restaurant Ranks 24th in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
Congratulations (again!) to Chef/Owner Takeshi Fukuyama and his staff for ranking 24th in the 2019 edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. His restaurant, La Maison de la Nature Goh...
Lion Air Launches Fukuoka-Bangkok Service
This February, Thailand-based Lion Air began offering direct flights between Fukuoka and Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport. Thai Air already offers one daily round-trip fl...
Mickey Mouse-themed Shinkansen
A Mickey Mouse-themed JR Kyushu bullet train will go into service on May 17 as part of a special project that celebrates 90 years since Disney's much-loved mascot first hit screens...
Ringer Hut to Introduce Company-wide Day Off
The Nagasaki champon chain Ringer Hut has agreed to introduce a company-wide holiday in response to trade union demands. The company currently operates approximately 670 Ringer Hut...
Kyushu University Engineer Assumed to Have Been Arrested in Ecuador
An engineer of Kyushu University is thought to have been arrested in Ecuador for attempting to export insect specimens illegally. The Ecuador Ministry of Environment announced on M...
JR Kyushu Announces Metropolis in the Sky
JR Kyushu announced the establishment of a project team to develop a new "metropolis in the sky" above JR Hakata Station. Company president Toshihiko Aoyagi announced the concept f...