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Oct 22, 2009 Local News
Hawks Eliminated from Postseason Play
During the first round of postseason play in Japanese baseball, the best two-out-of-three Climax Series, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks were eliminated after two straight defeats by th...
Oct 22, 2009 Local News
Hankyu Ferry to Sell Two Ships
Hankyu Ferry, which operates a ferryboat service between Kitakyushu and Osaka, revealed that it intends to cut back service and sell two of its ferryboats. The move was attributed ...
Oct 22, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Electric Group Member Forms Technology Ties with Vietnamese Company
Kyushu Electric Power group company Nishinippon Plant Engineering and Construction Co. finalized a technology exchange agreement with NPS of Vietnam for maintenance work at thermal...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Nine Northern Kyushu Junior Colleges Form Consortium
Nine junior colleges in Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki prefecture formed the Junior College Consortium Kyushu this week to improve their educational services. The schools hope to impr...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
MLIT’s Budget Cuts to Impact Kyushu
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport released information on the projects it plans to cut or reduce from the supplemental budget for 2009. Several of these will have...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Sasebo Mulls Plan for Huis ten Bosch Resort
Seeking for a solution to the financial difficulties of the Huis ten Bosch resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, the city has come up with a proposal in which it would assume owne...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Nagasaki Company to Sell Wireless System for Hotel Rooms
Nagasaki City-based telecommunications company Kyushu Furusato Keitai Service began sales of Ryohnet, an Internet service in which the company will rent wireless telecommunications...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Four Old-Style Shopping Arcades to Get Government Financial Aid
The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced it has approved the plans of 19 old-style shopping arcades nationwide to stimulate their business under legislation passed in...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Island City Lot Price Reduced
Fukuoka City has reformulated its business plan for Island City, an artificial island in Higashi Ward. Part of the revision involves a 28% reduction in the price of lots in the are...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Indian Mongoose Confirmed in Kagoshima City
DNA testing has revealed that the six live mongooses and remains of one dead mongoose recovered in Kagoshima City are the Indian mongoose. This is the first time the presence of th...
