IntaSect Communications, Inc. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Tan Yufeng, President; hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), which provides overseas promotion and inbound support mainly to China, has opened its Fukuoka Sales Office, its first base in the Kyushu region, and will begin operations in September 2019. The office will open for business in September 2019.

Background and Purpose of Opening Fukuoka Sales Office
Since 2002, our group has been expanding into China, and currently has 6 overseas offices in Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Changchun, Guangzhou, and Taiyuan. We have built a cooperative system with our bases in Japan (Tokyo, Sapporo, Osaka, Himeji) and China over the past 17 years.
Based on this cooperative system, we provide inbound promotions for tourists visiting Japan, mainly from China, and our services are used by companies throughout Japan, mainly in the locations where our offices are located.

The overall inbound promotion needs, especially targeting China, are increasing, and as a backdrop, the estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in July, announced by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) on August 21, 2019, increased by 5.6% from the same month last year to The number of visitors was 2,991,200, a record high for a single month. Among them, China recorded a 19.5% y/y increase to 1,055,500 in July, the first time for a single month to surpass the 1,000,000 mark and a major driver of overall growth, due in part to an increase in the supply of airline seats and the effect of the relaxation of requirements for issuing individual visas that began in January.

According to the announcement by the Kyushu District Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the number of foreign visitors to Kyushu reached a record high of 5,116,000 in 2018.
Among them, the total number of Chinese tourists decreased from the previous year due to a significant decrease in the number of cruise ship arrivals, but on the other hand, the number of regular arrivals, mainly individual travelers, reached a record high in a single year, amounting to 1.707 million, or about one out of every three tourists visiting Japan in Kyushu overall.

In addition, according to the “FY 2019 Regional Cooperation Project for Promotion to Japan, Kyushu District Transport Bureau Block Policy (Tentative Version)” announced by the Kyushu District Transport Bureau on October 09, 2018, China is positioned as one of the most important target countries for strengthening efforts, and with the environment for individual visitors such as increased air flights and smartphone payments As the environment for individual travelers is becoming more favorable, such as increased flights and smartphone payments, it has been announced that promotions for family and individual travelers visiting Japan by air will be expanded.

Against this backdrop, Fukuoka and Kyushu area is one of the most attractive areas for tourists visiting Japan, and the number of companies using our inbound promotion and smartphone payment services is steadily increasing. With the opening of the Fukuoka office, we aim to not only conduct new sales activities for inbound promotions, but also to enhance our support system for existing companies using our services.

■Outline of Fukuoka Office
Opening Date Monday, September 02, 2019
Address 812-0011
3-4-25, Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Spaces 1F Across Cube Hakata Ekimae
Phone 092-419-7001
Transportation 5-minute walk from Hakata Exit, JR Hakata Station

■Function of Fukuoka Office

• Sales and support to Kyushu companies using IntaPay (WeChat Pay/Alipay/PayPay/Rakuten Pay and other smartphone payment services)
• Sales and support of China’s largest travel information site “Mafengwo”, for which we are the official exclusive agent in Japan
• Sales and support to other Kyushu companies using inbound promotions

■Company Profile
Company Name: IntaSect Communications, Inc.
Representative: Tan Yufeng, President
Address: B-M Building 5F, 3-1 Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0052
Established: November 2000
Business Description: Inbound promotion business for overseas customers, mainly in China. We also provide other services such as SNS post monitoring, affiliate large-scale operations, offshore development, work style reform such as electronic contracting, AI and healthcare IoT related research and development, and other cutting-edge technology weapons. We are currently developing a wide range of businesses in Japan and overseas, leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as SNS monitoring, affiliate large-scale operations, offshore development, work style innovation such as electronic contracts, and research and development related to AI and healthcare IoT.

Capital ： 98.56 million yen
URL ： https://www.intasect.com

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact:
IntaSect Communications, Inc.
Tokyo Head Office (Business hours: weekdays 9:00-18:00)
Sales Administration Consulting Division Phone: 03-3233-3524 E-mail: wechatpay-sales@intasect.co.jp
Web: https ://www.intasect.com/contact.html