Kyushu Electric President to Resign by Yearend
Toshio Manabe, the president of Kyushu Electric Power, announced at a news conference that he will submit his resignation by the end of the year to help the utility regain the publ...
Kyushu Electric President to Resign by Yearend
Toshio Manabe, the president of Kyushu Electric Power, announced at a news conference that he will submit his resignation by the end of the year to help the utility regain the publ...
tmsuk Starts Company in Taiwan
Fukuoka-based tmsuk, which manufactures and sells robots with medical and long-term healthcare applications, has formed a company in Taiwan with Haneda, a Nagoya trading company. T...
60% of Nakasu Stall Operators Thinking of Quitting in 10 Years
A questionnaire survey conducted by Fukuoka City found that about 60% of the 107 food and drink stall operators in the Nakasu district are thinking of quitting in the next 10 years...
Last Active Nuclear Reactor in Kyushu Shut Down for Inspection
Reactor #4 at Kyushu Electric Power’s Genkai Power Plant in Saga Prefecture was shut down on the 25th for normal maintenance and inspection. With that, all six nuclear power plant ...
Starflyer Listed in TSE
Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company’s stated objectives for the listing are utilize it to procure more airc...
T’way Launches Fukuoka – Seoul Flights
The Seoul-based low cost carrier T’way began operating flights on the Seoul-Fukuoka route. With Air Busan’s Fukuoka-Busan flight, they become the second Korean low cost carrier to ...
Police to Install 42 Surveillance Cameras in Nakasu and Other Locations
The Fukuoka City Police Department announced the installation of 42 surveillance cameras in the Nakasu district and nearby areas, and said they would begin operation on January 1st...
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Introduces New Transparency Policy
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank of Fukuoka City announced the implementation of a new policy called Asset Direction, in which it will provide graphs and charts analyzing the assets that...
Yaskawa Electric to Produce Robots in China
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced they will build a robot production facility in China’s Jiangsu Province, which will begin operations in March 2013. Their objectives are...
Standards to be Set for Takeo-Nagasaki Shinkansen Route
The government and the Democratic Party of Japan have settled on a policy of using the same standards for the 66-kilometer Takeo Onsen-Nagasaki leg of the western branch of the Kyu...