{"id":170719,"date":"2025-04-30T13:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T04:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170719&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T04:53:14","slug":"kyudenko-change-company-name-kraftia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyudenko-change-company-name-kraftia\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyudenko To Change Company Name To Kraftia In October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyudenko, a major Kyushu-based engineering firm, announced it will change its name to \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kraftia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d starting October 1, marking its first renaming in 36 years. The decision was approved by its board on April 28 and will be finalized following the June shareholder meeting. The new name reflects the company\u2019s aim to advance its technical capabilities and expand operations. Kyudenko, which recently relocated its headquarters to the newly opened One Building in Fukuoka\u2019s Tenjin district, emphasized that the renaming process incorporated input from younger and mid-level employees. President Kazuyuki Ishibashi stated the company intends to continue innovating while maintaining the trust it has built since its founding. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyudenko.co.jp\/press\/d8763a5ec9e990462c1e1cdb90801a6e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyudenko<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250428\/5010028024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_kraftia_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C798&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_kraftia_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_kraftia_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_kraftia_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_kraftia_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyudenko, a major Kyushu-based engineering firm, announced it will change its name to \u201cKraftia\u201d starting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170719","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}