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Mar 20, 2009 Local News
KIT to Launch Own Satellite
To commemorate its 100th anniversary this May, the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Kitakyushu announced that early next year, India will launch a rocket to send into orbit a sate...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
Takeo to Combine Hot Springs and Ceramics in Tourism Promotion
The city of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, has formulated a tourism promotion campaign that combines the attractions of its local hot spring resorts and ceramics kilns. The campaign will ...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
Yamaga Certified for Historical Scenery Protection Program
The city of Yamaga in Kumamoto Prefecture has become the first municipality in Kyushu to receive certification for its plan to protect historical views under a program conducted by...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
JR Kyushu Plans 55.6 Billion Yen in Capital Investments
JR Kyushu released its business plan for FY 2009, which includes projected non-consolidated capital investments of 55.6 billion yen, the company’s highest total ever. The outlays w...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
Improprieties Result in 20 Million Yen Loss for Kumamoto Prefecture
Improper accounting practices regarding about 100 million yen from FY 2003-2008 means that several departments of the Kumamoto prefectural government will lose a total of 20.7 mill...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
Carbon Beam Cancer Therapy Unit Created
Kyushu Electric Power, Kyudenko, and Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical have created a special unit to encourage participation in a new advanced cancer treatment facility being established i...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
Kitakyushu Airport Use Continues to Stabilize
More than one million passengers used the Kitakyushu Airport in 2008, the third straight year that passenger total was reached, despite an overall 4.5% decline from the previous ye...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
Local Kyushu Governments Not Utilizing Public Land
The Fukuoka branch of the Development Bank of Japan released the results of its survey of Kyushu prefectures and municipalities regarding their utilization of public land no longer...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
JR Kyushu Plans 55.6 Billion Yen in Capital Investments
JR Kyushu released its business plan for FY 2009, which includes projected non-consolidated capital investments of 55.6 billion yen, the company’s highest total ever. The outlays w...
Mar 20, 2009 Local News
Improprieties Result in 20 Million Yen Loss for Kumamoto Prefecture
Improper accounting practices regarding about 100 million yen from FY 2003-2008 means that several departments of the Kumamoto prefectural government will lose a total of 20.7 mill...