TOKYO/ FUKUOKA -- Alibaba Group Holding and Kyushu Railway announced Monday a partnership aimed at drawing more Chinese tourists to Kyushu island, the third largest in Japan.
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Makoto Kouyama, CEO of Alibaba.com Japan, left, and Koji Karaike, chairman of Kyushu Railway, at a news conference held in Fukuoka on July 23.
TOKYO/ FUKUOKA -- Alibaba Group Holding and Kyushu Railway announced Monday a partnership aimed at drawing more Chinese tourists to Kyushu island, the third largest in Japan.