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Jan 9, 2009 Local News
New Produce Market/Restaurant Zone Planned for Island City
Fukuoka City revealed plans to establish what it called a “Nigiwai Zone” on Island City, an artificial island in the city’s Hakata Ward, with a new produce market, an area selling ...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Hiwatashi Reelected as Takeo Mayor
Keisuke Hiwatashi was reelected as the mayor of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, in a special election held as a result of debate over privatizing the municipal hospital, which has aggregat...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Move to Resume Festival Bashing Starts in Imari
The highlight of the Imari Tontenton Festival, held every year in October, was the clash of groups trying to overturn each other’s 600-kilogram mikoshi, or portable floats. In 2006...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Nagasaki Prefecture to Subsidize Islanders’ Travel for Long-Term Care
The government of Nagasaki Prefecture announced that starting next year, it will provide subsidies to both professional long-term care providers to travel by ship to the prefecture...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Not Thinking of Successors, Say 40% of Fukuoka Small Business Owner
The Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed the results of its survey that shows roughly 40% of the people in charge of small and medium-sized businesses in the prefectur...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Solar Cell Evaluation Facility to be Built in Tosu
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology will open the country’s first facility for testing and evaluating the performance of solar cells in Tosu, Saga ...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture to Hold Water Strategy Council
Kumamoto Prefecture has an abundant supply of high quality underground water rich in minerals owing to the subsoil water flows in the Aso mountain range. To better employ this wate...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Saga Prefecture Putting Chips in Driver’s LicensesSaga Prefecture Putting Chips in Driver’s Licenses
Saga Prefecture began issuing driver’s licenses on the 4th with embedded memory chips, turning them into smart cards. The objective is to prevent counterfeiting and protect persona...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Saga Prefecture to Establish Consumer Affairs Bureau
To respond to the recent rise in shady business practices and falsified food labeling, Saga Prefecture is moving ahead with plans to establish a new consumer affairs bureau in the ...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka City NPO Authorized to Resolve Condo Disputes
The Ministry of Justice has authorized a non-profit organization for the management of Fukuoka condominiums, known as Fukukanren, to act as an alternative dispute resolution organi...
