{"id":171647,"date":"2025-06-13T13:35:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171647&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-13T13:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:35:32","slug":"kyushu-electric-ceo-named-head-of-economic-group","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-electric-ceo-named-head-of-economic-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Electric CEO Named Head of Economic Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Electric Power President <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kazuhiro<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ikebe was appointed chairman of the Kyushu Economic Federation (Kyukeiren) on June 11, according to NHK. In his first press conference, Ikebe highlighted Kyushu\u2019s advantages\u2014including low electricity costs, available land, and skilled labor\u2014and said he aims to attract diverse businesses, including headquarters and research institutions. Ikebe, a 67-year-old native of Oita Prefecture, is the first Kyushu Electric executive in 12 years to lead the federation. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250611\/5010028516.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><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-171645\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_ikebe-kazuhiro_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C806&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu Electric CEO Named Head of Economic Group\" width=\"1400\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_ikebe-kazuhiro_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_ikebe-kazuhiro_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_ikebe-kazuhiro_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C590&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_ikebe-kazuhiro_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C442&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>Kyushu Electric Power President Kazuhiro Ikebe was appointed chairman of the Kyushu Economic Federation (Kyukeiren) on June 11&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171647","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171647","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=171647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}