Starflyer Forms Ties with Link
Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer has formed a business association with Link, based in Tokyo, a company that plans to operate between regional airports. Link is interested in add...
Starflyer Forms Ties with Link
Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer has formed a business association with Link, based in Tokyo, a company that plans to operate between regional airports. Link is interested in add...
Regional Bankruptcies Down for First Time in Two Years
The Fukuoka Branch of Tokyo Shokoh Research released the results of its survey of corporate bankruptcies in the Kyushu-Okinawa region for the April-September period this year. The ...
Using Water Pipes to Breed Clams
As a way to deal with the sharp reduction in the clam population nationwide, the Fukuoka Fisheries and Marine Technology Research Center has developed a device to breed clams using...
JAXA Launches FIT Satellite
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched three satellites built by Japanese universities, one of which was from the Fukuoka Institute of Technology, from the Japanese wing o...
Company Develops Solar Panel Fault Detector
System JD of Fukuoka City has developed a device for easily detecting faults in individual solar panels when they are used in combination with many panels in megasolar plants. The ...
Chikuho Bank Handles Yuan Deposits
The Chikuho Bank of Kurume began handling deposits in Chinese yuan for both individual and corporate accounts on the 9th. They are responding to the growing interest in people want...
40% of Kyushu Companies in China Uneasy
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a survey of Kyushu companies with a presence in China, and received responses from 42 of them. Twenty percent said they would consider withdrawing...
Fukuoka Prefecture Council Research Funds Can Still Be Used to Hire Relatives
A controversy has erupted over the funds provided to Fukuoka Prefecture Council delegates for issue-related research, as there are growing numbers of instances in which delegates p...
Kyushu Electric Sets Upper Limit on Renewable Power in Remote Islands
Kyushu Electric Power became the first utility in Japan to establish an upper limit for the amount of wind- or solar-generated power on remote islands not connected to the national...
Tokyu Hands to Open Store in Kumamoto City
Tokyu Hands, the large Tokyo-based sundries mass merchandiser, announced plans to open a store in Kumamoto City next spring. It will be their second Kyushu outlet after the store t...