Fukuoka Airport, which has the most international routes in Kyushu, is connected by air to 21 domestic cities and 16 overseas cities, mainly in Asia. Scheduled flights between Fukuoka and major Asian cities, including Seoul, Shanghai and Taipei, number two or more per day, making the region ideal for business activities requiring close relations with Asia. As an example, travel between Fukuoka (Hakata) and Busan in Republic of Korea takes 55 minutes by air and 2 hours and 55 minutes by ship (using the “Beetle” rapid passenger ship), enabling business travelers to go and return the same day. Furthermore, every prefecture in Kyushu has its own airport, with regular flight service to other cities in Japan, as well as to China and Republic of Korea. Map of International Airline Routes from Kyushu as of January 2009 Note: Numbers in parentheses are travel time from Fukuoka Airport Kyushu boasts two Specially Designated Major Ports, Kitakyushu Port and Hakata Port, in addition to 25 Major Ports, serving many international scheduled container liners. Because the cargo volume between Japan and China is increasing dramatically, high-speed cargo vessel service linking Hakata and Shanghai in 28 hours is provided twice weekly. Thus, Kyushu offers high-speed international intermodal transportation service between the domestic economies - including the Kanto, Kansai and Chubu regions – and the Shanghai Area in China. International Container Liners Departing from Kyushu as of January 2009 (Source)Kyushu District Transport Bureau and Kyushu Regional Development Bureau For convenience in writing, “China” above denotes mainland China Kyushu is served by approximately 1,000 km of expressways and major arteries, enabling a same-day round trip between Kyushu’s major cities. The railroad network is also well developed throughout all Kyushu; in addition, the Kyushu Shinkansen (bullet train) will be entirely open in the spring of 2011, linking Hakata with Kagoshima-Chuo in 1 hour and 20 minutes. Expressways / Shinkansen in Kyushu as of January 2009 (Source)Kyushu District Transport Bureau and Kyushu Regional Development Bureau Travel time in the Kyushu region “Fukuoka” has shown in travel time by train means Hakata Station. *Travel time using Shinkansen from Shin-Yatsushiro to Kagoshima-Chuo “Fukuoka” has shown in travel time by highway bus means Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Center. (Source) Kyushu Railway Company, Nishitetsu Highway Bus and Fukuoka Airport Japan is progressing in the deployment of broadband infrastructure (FTTH, ADSL, cable internet, etc.). As of September 2008, 96.5% of all households in Kyushu were covered by broadband service (national average 98.6%), up by 3.6% from the same month the previous year. Administrative agencies, telecommunications carriers and other relevant organizations are now working to complete deployment of broadband infrastructure in all administrative units in Kyushu by March 2010. Progress in Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure in Kyushu