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Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Website Featuring Locally Produced Auto Parts
Fukuoka Prefecture will unveil on November 23 a website called The Kyushu Auto Parts and Technology Exhibition Hall providing information on the technology and parts offered by loc...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
KIT in JV to Make Ethanol from Palm Oil
The Kitakyushu-based Kyushu Institute of Technology signed an agreement on November 7 with Putra University of Malaysia and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science an...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Governor Aso Visits Taiwan
Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Wataru Aso led a 34-member delegation to Taiwan to promote economic ties between the prefecture and that country. The group arrived in Taiwan on Novembe...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Hydrogen Highway Concept
So-called hydrogen stations will be built next year in Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu to supply hydrogen to fuel cell-powered automobiles, according to Fukuoka Prefecture, the planner...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Kurume B-1 Grand Prix
The 3rd B-1 Grand Prix in Kurume, a two-day food festival featuring 24 regional dishes from throughout the country, ended in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on November 2. An estimated...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Kyushu University to Launch Grad School
Kyushu University announced on November 7 that starting next school year, it would open a school of automotive science at the graduate school level for automotive industry research...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Deal with China’s Largest Internet Site
Alibaba Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which operates Alibaba, China’s largest Internet transaction site for commercial businesses, agreed on Nov...
Nov 14, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Posts Big Losses
Toyota Kyushu revealed that it expects to post both operating and current losses of at least 10 billion yen on its non-consolidated account for the year ending March 2009. On this ...
Nov 14, 2008 Local News
Business Group Supports Chinese Entrepreneurs in Kyushu
KKS, a group providing support and advice on Japanese law and business practices to Chinese who want to start companies in Kyushu, was formed in Fukuoka City. The organization rece...
Nov 14, 2008 Local News
Autos Account for 40% of Kyushu Exports to U.S.
Moji Customs conducted a survey for 2007 that shows exports to the U.S. rose 1.6% from the previous year to 1.975 trillion yen, while imports climbed 18.5% to 437.8 billion yen. Th...
