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Jun 5, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Electric Increases Purchase Price of Wind Power
Kyushu Electric Power announced that in the current fiscal year, it would increase by 1.5 yen to 11 yen the maximum unit price of wind power it purchases that has been generated by...
May 29, 2008 Local News
Takeo Plans to Privatize Public Hospital
Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, revealed the outlines of a plan to transfer the Takeo Municipal Hospital to private-sector control by February 2010. Changes in h...
May 29, 2008 Local News
Yufuin Citizens Push Legislation to Protect Scenic Beauty
Citizen-volunteers in the hot springs resort of Yufuin, Oita Prefecture, have submitted to the mayor a proposal that includes height restrictions on buildings, based on national la...
May 29, 2008 Local News
Design Awards Mount for Shochu Developed by Fukuoka Company
The Yaoki brand potato shochu planned and sold by the Renaissance Project, a venture capital-backed liquor wholesaler based in Fukuoka City, continues to win awards in design conte...
May 29, 2008 Local News
Arita Ceramic Sales Hit Record Low
Ceramics sales during the 2007 by the primary companies in Arita, Saga Prefecture, totaled a record low 7.29 billion yen, down 6.2% from the previous year’s figures. Sales have bee...
May 29, 2008 Local News
Saga Beef Exports to US Start This Week
The Saga JA Group will start exports of Saga beef, a special prefectural product, on the 29th. The beef, which will be sold under the brand name Saga Gyu, will be used in the resta...
May 29, 2008 Local News
View of Kumamoto, Kagoshima Voted as Best from a Train Window in Japan
A questionnaire survey for the Unchiku no Tabi tourism course created by Kyushu government and private sector officials found that respondents selected the view at the border betwe...
May 29, 2008 Local News
Moji-Busan Ferry to Offer the Cheapest Fare
Agreement has been reached for regularly scheduled ferry service between the Port of Moji in Kitakyushu and Busan, South Korea, to begin on June 21. The one-way fare for adults wil...
May 29, 2008 Local News
Littbarski to Stay as Avispa Coach
Pierre Littbarski, coach of Avispa Fukuoka in the J2 soccer league, will stay on as coach of the team, it was reported. Earlier this month, the club said it was displeased the team...
May 29, 2008 Local News
City to Check DNA of Mentaiko
The Fukuoka City government announced it will start inspecting the DNA of the special local product karashi mentaiko (spicy cod roe) to determine if any batches contain more inexpe...