{"id":139954,"date":"2021-04-07T10:46:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T01:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=139954&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-04-07T10:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T01:46:41","slug":"jr-kyushu-launches-regional-funding-firm","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-launches-regional-funding-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu Launches Regional Funding Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) announced the establishment of a new investment firm to support local mid and small-sized companies. The firm will reinforce its structure by engaging in more diversified businesses while also supporting local businesses to overcome the pandemic-induced hardships or business succession challenges. In collaboration with Tokyo-based J-Will Group, the firm will invest \u00a55 billion to 3~4 projects in the next two years. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC0566H0V00C21A4000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrkyushu.co.jp\/news\/__icsFiles\/afieldfile\/2021\/04\/05\/210405_fund.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=6784355&amp;ymd=2021-04-05\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-139955\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kyushu-shinkansen-by-mai.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kyushu-shinkansen-by-mai.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kyushu-shinkansen-by-mai.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kyushu-shinkansen-by-mai.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kyushu-shinkansen-by-mai.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by Fukuoka Now &#8211; for image purpose only<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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