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Apr 23, 2009 Local News
Genkai-cho in Atomic Power Agreement with Korean District
Genkai-cho in Saga Prefecture has come to terms with Gijang-gun in Busan, South Korea to form a friendship agreement as early as July as two local governments with atomic power pla...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Regional Mergers and Acquisitions Down 25.7%
Recof, a Tokyo-based company that facilitates corporate mergers and acquisitions, released its statistics for that activity in the Kyushu-Okinawa Prefecture region for FY 2008. The...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Nagasaki Institute Develops Legionella Test
The Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health has succeeded in creating a device capable of rapid testing at public baths and spas for the legione...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Kyushu’s First Mosque Opens in Fukuoka City
Kyushu’s first authentic Islamic mosque held its opening ceremony on the 12th in Fukuoka City’s Higashi Ward. About 120 people attended, including Muslims living in Kyushu, local r...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Toto to Furlough 700 Employees
Kitakyushu-based Toto announced it will furlough 700 employees from three group companies at five plants nationwide. The company says the group is operating at 80% of capacity due ...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
JAL Mileage Program to Combine with Nishitetsu Nimoca Card
Starting April 27, applications will be accepted for combining JAL’s mileage program with the Nishi-Nippon Railroad’s (Nishitetsu) mileage program in the new JMB nimoca card, which...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Kumamoto Castle the Most Visited in Japan
Kumamoto City revealed that a total of 2.21 million people visited Kumamoto Castle in 2008, making it the most popular of all castles in Japan for visitors. The city confirmed the ...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Overnight Tourism Down 2.6% in Kyushu
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau has issued its report on tourists who used lodging facilities in 2008. The number of these tourists totaled roughly 38.7 million during the yea...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Kyushu’s First Mosque Opens in Fukuoka City
Kyushu’s first authentic Islamic mosque held its opening ceremony on the 12th in Fukuoka City’s Higashi Ward. About 120 people attended, including Muslims living in Kyushu, local r...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Toto to Furlough 700 Employees
Kitakyushu-based Toto announced it will furlough 700 employees from three group companies at five plants nationwide. The company says the group is operating at 80% of capacity due ...
