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May 16, 2008 Local News
Yamaguchi Prefecture Gets First Shinto Crypt
The Hofu Tenmangu Shinto shrine in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, conducted the completion ceremony for a Shinto crypt on the shrine grounds. The facility is built in a cylindrical sh...
May 16, 2008 Local News
Nagasaki College of Foreign Languages to Close
The only two-year college in Kyushu specializing in foreign language study, the Nagasaki College of Foreign Languages, will stop accepting applications from prospective students st...
May 16, 2008 Local News
Yaskawa to Open New Plant in China
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced it will establish a subsidiary in Shenyang, China, and begin production of motors there next year. The motors will be sold to machine to...
May 16, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka City Office Occupancy Rate Continues to Decline
The Fukuoka City branch of office rental broker Miki Shoji reported that the average amount of unoccupied space in the city’s office buildings increased by 0.26% from the previous ...
May 16, 2008 Local News
Nagasaki Hot Line for Children Issues First Year Report
A telephone hotline for children established by the Nagasaki City group Child Line Nagasaki issued a report on its first year of operation. The site received 2,109 calls during the...
May 16, 2008 Local News
Nishitetsu Installs Cameras on Route Buses
Nishitetsu Bus in Fukuoka City has installed cameras that maintain a record of events on the interior and exterior of about 630 route buses in the city. The company says they are t...
May 16, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu a Trillion-Yen Company in Sales
Toyota Kyushu released a report on its non-consolidated business performance for the year ended in March 2008 showing that they earned revenue of 1.0581 trillion yen, a 6.9% year-o...
May 16, 2008 Local News
Local Governments Disclosing Budget Procedures on Internet
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports that more local governments in the region are providing details on budget formulation on their websites. The practice has been growing for the past ...
May 8, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Regional Banks Revise Financial Reports
The six Kyushu-Yamaguchi Prefecture regional banks have been recording valuation losses on their stock portfolios for the fiscal year ended March 2008, as well as revising their bu...
May 8, 2008 Local News
Regional Companies Investing in Homes for the Aged
Kyushu Electric Power, Saibu Gas, Nishitetsu Railroad and other local big businesses are increasing their involvement in the business of operating homes for the aged. Many are empl...
