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Oct 13, 2012 Local News
Yatai to Face Stricter Regulation
Fukuoka City’s famous yatai street stalls are to face a strict regulation of the rules by July 2013. The updated regulations cover the following points: • If a yatai cart is in the...
Oct 11, 2012 Local News
Regional Bankruptcies Down for First Time in Two Years
The Fukuoka Branch of Tokyo Shokoh Research released the results of its survey of corporate bankruptcies in the Kyushu-Okinawa region for the April-September period this year. The ...
Oct 11, 2012 Local News
Chikuho Bank Handles Yuan Deposits
The Chikuho Bank of Kurume began handling deposits in Chinese yuan for both individual and corporate accounts on the 9th. They are responding to the growing interest in people want...
Oct 11, 2012 Local News
40% of Kyushu Companies in China Uneasy
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a survey of Kyushu companies with a presence in China, and received responses from 42 of them. Twenty percent said they would consider withdrawing...
Oct 11, 2012 Local News
Tokyu Hands to Open Store in Kumamoto City
Tokyu Hands, the large Tokyo-based sundries mass merchandiser, announced plans to open a store in Kumamoto City next spring. It will be their second Kyushu outlet after the store t...
Oct 4, 2012 Local News
International Universal Design Conference in Fukuoka
The 4th International Conference for Universal Design in Fukuoka 2012 will be held Oct. 12~14 at the Fukuoka International Congress Center and Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Universal des...
Oct 4, 2012 Local News
Call Center Company to Double Size of Kyushu Operations
Call center operators Q&A Corporation of Tokyo said that it would double the size of its Fukuoka Marketing Center that serves all of Kyushu and expand its personnel to 400 by next ...
Oct 4, 2012 Local News
Four Regional Banks Launch Fund for Startups
Four northern Kyushu regional banks, including the Nishi-Nippon City Bank, have launched the Kyushu Entrepreneur Club Fund to provide financial support to venture capital-backed co...
Oct 4, 2012 Local News
Ninth Straight Loss for Aeon Kyushu
Aeon Kyushu released its interim results for the current fiscal year, which shows 374 million yen in current profit for the period, a 77.3% year-on-year rise, on 122.59 billion yen...
Oct 4, 2012 Local News
Crisis for Regional Department Stores
With Hamaya’s announcement that it would close its outlet in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, the Nishinippon Shimbun reports that regional department stores are facing a crisis brought...