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Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Nagasaki Governor Kaneko to Step Down
Nagasaki Prefecture Governor Genjiro Kaneko announced he would not seek a fourth term in the gubernatorial election to be held next February. Sources close to the governor said he ...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Kitakyushu to Join Nagasaki/Hiroshima Olympic Committee
Kitakyushu Mayor Kenji Kitahashi said he would accept the invitation to join the exploratory committee for examining a possible bid by Nagasaki City and Hiroshima City to host the ...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Korean Sea Travelers to Kyushu Region Down by Half
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau reports that the number of travelers between South Korea and the Kyushu region in the first half of the current fiscal year totaled about 48,00...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
IBM Japan Forgot to Change the Batteries for Fukuoka Bank
The cause of the total shutdown of Fukuoka Bank’s online banking system in September has been traced to the failure of IBM Japan, responsible for system maintenance, to replace the...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka Red Warblers Taking Year Off
The Fukuoka Red Warblers, one of six teams in the independent Shikoku-Kyushu Island League, will suspend play next season due to a lack of funds. Team officials said they would try...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Starflyer Earns First Mid-Term Profit
Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer earned 57 million yen in current profit and 47 million yen in net profit on revenue of 8.578 billion yen, according to its consolidated interim r...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Mergers and Acquisitions Down 6.4%
Tokyo-based merger and acquisition consultant Recof released its statistics for those transactions in the seven Kyushu prefectures in the first half of the current fiscal year. The...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Nishitetsu Revenue Down 15%
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Co. (Nishitetsu) announced its revenue for the first half of the current fiscal year fell 15% from the year-before period to 151.878 billion yen, according...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Electric Has First Revenue Decline in Four Years
Kyushu Electric Power released its consolidated interim report for the current fiscal year, which shows that its revenue during the period fell 4.4% from the previous year to 726.4...
Nov 5, 2009 Local News
Taking the Taste of Fukuoka to New York
The Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry invited a New York chef to the city to meet with local food products companies and producers to exchange ideas for the use of local pro...
