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Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Conference Held to Promote Fukuoka Tourism in Busan
A conference was held in the municipal offices of Busan, South Korea, to devise strategies using the higher yen and lower won to promote tourism in South Korea. Participating were ...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Sharp Increase in Kyushu Travel to South Korea
The appreciation of the yen and the decline of the South Korean won have resulted in a rapid increase in the number of Kyushu travelers visiting that country. There was a 22% jump ...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Production Could Fall Below 300,000 Units
Toyota Kyushu revealed that its auto production for business year 2008 could fail to reach the 300,000-unit level. That would be the first time the company failed to produce 300,00...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Large-Scale Power Demand Falls for First Time in Nearly Six Years
Kyushu Electric Power revealed that power demand for industry and other large users in Kyushu fell 2.4% in October from the year-before period to 2.168 billion kWh. This is the fir...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Imari Launches Children’s Website for Imari-yaki
The Imari Board of Education has launched the Imari-yaki Kids’ Site as an educational tool for primary and middle school students to learn about Imari ware. The site features easy-...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Mayors Split on Stimulus Payment
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a survey questionnaire of Kyushu’s 106 mayors asking for their opinions of the government’s proposed payment to citizens as an economic stimulus m...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Takeo Mayor Resigns to Run Again
In accordance with his previously announced intentions, Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, resigned after a recall petition was formally received by a citizens’ gro...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Worst in Nation for Rear Seat Belt Use
The National Police Agency and the Japan Auto Federation released the results of their nationwide survey of seatbelt awareness, which ranked prefectures according to the percentage...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima in Joint PR Effort in China
Fukuoka City, Kumamoto City, and Kagoshima City jointly participated in a tourism and trade fair in Shanghai, China, from the 20th to the 23rd to promote themselves as the primary ...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka City Council Rejects Referendum on Children’s Hospital Move
Families of patients and others opposed to the pending move of the Fukuoka Children’s Hospital and Medical Center for Infectious Diseases from its current location in Chuo Ward to ...
