{"id":172894,"date":"2025-08-29T16:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172894&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-08-29T16:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:55:38","slug":"jr-kyushu-to-build-office-tower-near-tsmc-hub-in-kumamoto","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-to-build-office-tower-near-tsmc-hub-in-kumamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu To Build Office Tower Near TSMC Hub In Kumamoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu announced plans to build a seven-story office building in front of Higo-\u014czu Station in \u014czu Town, Kumamoto. Scheduled for completion in January 2027, the project targets semiconductor-related companies near TSMC\u2019s first Kumamoto plant. The facility will feature 9,200 square meters of floor space, backup power for 72 hours, and modern office amenities. \u014czu Town also unveiled a redevelopment plan for the station area, including commercial facilities, hotels, and transport upgrades in line with the future airport rail link. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrkyushu.co.jp\/common\/inc\/news\/newtopics\/__icsFiles\/afieldfile\/2025\/08\/26\/20250827_JR_Higo_Otsu_Building_Development_Project.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kumamo-jrkyushu-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JR Kyushu To Build Office Tower Near TSMC Hub In Kumamoto\" width=\"1400\" height=\"987\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kumamo-jrkyushu-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kumamo-jrkyushu-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kumamo-jrkyushu-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kumamo-jrkyushu-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C541&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>JR Kyushu announced plans to build a seven-story office building in front of Higo-\u014czu Station in \u014czu Town, Kumamoto&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172894","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kumamoto-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/172894","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=172894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}