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Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Companies to Limit Hiring
A survey conducted by the Nishinippon Shimbun of the 20 leading companies in the Kyushu region shows that seven, or 35%, plan to cut new hires in FY 2009 by at least 10% from the t...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Karatsu to Provide First Short-Term Insurance in Prefecture
Starting next January, the city of Karatsu will provide short-term (three months) health insurance cards to those children under the age of 18 whose parents are delinquent in payin...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Honda Kumamoto Delays Start of Full Production at Kumamoto Plant
Honda Motor Co. revealed that it expects to delay the start of full production at its new motorcycle and motorbike plant in Ozu-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture, until at least early FY ...
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 ...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Companies to Limit Hiring
A survey conducted by the Nishinippon Shimbun of the 20 leading companies in the Kyushu region shows that seven, or 35%, plan to cut new hires in FY 2009 by at least 10% from the t...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Karatsu to Provide First Short-Term Insurance in Prefecture
Starting next January, the city of Karatsu will provide short-term (three months) health insurance cards to those children under the age of 18 whose parents are delinquent in payin...
Nov 27, 2008 Local News
Honda Kumamoto Delays Start of Full Production at Kumamoto Plant
Honda Motor Co. revealed that it expects to delay the start of full production at its new motorcycle and motorbike plant in Ozu-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture, until at least early FY ...
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...
