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Dec 10, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Regional Banks to Enhance Liaison Capabilities for Loan Moratorium Measure
Kyushu regional banks have started to take steps to enhance its customer liaison capabilities with the passage of the bill encouraging banks to allow a repayment moratorium for sma...
Dec 10, 2009 Local News
First Revision of Prefectural Boundaries in 140 Years
Shiiba-son in Miyazaki Prefecture and Mizukami-mura in Kumamoto Prefecture have agreed to settle the boundary between the two villages. This will become the first redrawing of pref...
Dec 10, 2009 Local News
Nishitetsu Bus to Sell Passes for Unlimited Weekend and Holiday Use
The Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon Railway (Nishitetsu) announced they will begin selling this month bus passes that will allow users unlimited rides on route buses in Fukuoka Pre...
Dec 10, 2009 Local News
November Posts Tenth Straight Decline in Bankruptcies
The Fukuoka branch of Tokyo Shoko Research released their findings of November bankruptcies in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture with liabilities of at least 10 million yen. The number...
Dec 10, 2009 Local News
Mitsubishi Electric to Increase Power Control Semiconductors in Kyushu
Mitsubishi Electric plans to increase production at its Kyushu plants for power semiconductors that can reduce power consumption. The manufacture of these devices will be ramped up...
Dec 10, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Long-Distance Ferries Suffer Largest Passenger Decline
The Kyushu Transport Bureau has compiled statistics showing that the number of passengers on Kyushu ferries with round-trip service to Tokyo and Osaka fell 13.2% in the April-Septe...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka Business Leaders Reject Leadership Role in HTB Reconstruction
The heads of the seven leading companies in Fukuoka Prefecture met and agreed unanimously that they will not assume a leadership role in the reconstruction of the company operating...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Glass Plate Imports for Solar Cell Panels Skyrocket
A survey by Nagasaki Customs shows a rapid increase in the import of plate glass and reinforced glass for use in producing solar cell panels. A total of 105 square meters of this g...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
JR Kyushu and JR West Agree on Mutual Use of Payment Cards
JR Kyushu announced an agreement with JR West to allow the mutual use of contactless payment cards for each other’s lines. The JR Kyushu card is called Sugoca, while the JR West ca...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Two Outlying Islands to Collaborate on Website
Shinkamigoto-cho and Ojika-cho, located on two islands in the Goto chain in Nagasaki Prefecture, are working together to launch a joint call center and Internet portal site to prov...
