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Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce Soliciting Other Sectors for Members
With membership in local chapters declining due to bankruptcies, closures, and mergers resulting from the economic downturn, the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry is looking...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Organization Signs Memo of Understanding for Vietnamese Economic Ties
The Organization for the Promotion of the Internationalization of the Kyushu Economy, consisting of Kyushu economic organizations and local governments, signed a memorandum of unde...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Economic White Paper: Regional Strength the Key
The Kyushu Economic Research Center released its Kyushu Economic White Paper 2009, titled The Global Economic Downturn and Regional Companies. It describes the poor performance of ...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Shipbuilding Orders Decline 23%
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau released statistics showing that orders for ship construction for companies in Kyushu and western Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2008 fell 23% from th...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka Recognition Survey to be Conducted in China and South Korea
The Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center of Fukuoka City will conduct a survey of the extent of Fukuoka’s recognition in the coastal areas of China and the major cities of South Kor...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Area near Kumamoto Castle to be Developed for Tourism
Kumamoto City announced it will implement a plan in FY 2009 to concentrate restaurants and tourism guide centers in the Sakura no Baba district to the south of the castle keep. Abo...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Free Shopping Bags to End in Oita
Oita Prefecture signed an agreement with the 21 companies operating supermarkets in the prefecture to eliminate the distribution of free shopping bags in June. The agreement covers...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Shipbuilding Orders Decline 23%
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau released statistics showing that orders for ship construction for companies in Kyushu and western Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2008 fell 23% from th...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka Recognition Survey to be Conducted in China and South Korea
The Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center of Fukuoka City will conduct a survey of the extent of Fukuoka’s recognition in the coastal areas of China and the major cities of South Kor...
Mar 6, 2009 Local News
Area near Kumamoto Castle to be Developed for Tourism
Kumamoto City announced it will implement a plan in FY 2009 to concentrate restaurants and tourism guide centers in the Sakura no Baba district to the south of the castle keep. Abo...