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Nov 14, 2008 Local News
Kitakyushu Mulls Offering Convention Sites for Free
As part of its emergency economic measures, the city of Kitakyushu is seriously considering offering the use of local facilities as convention sites for free to attract users. They...
Nov 14, 2008 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture Solicits Enterprises to Issue Green Power Certification
Kumamoto Prefecture has begun to solicit enterprises, such as non-profit organizations or trading companies, that issue green power certification for the sale of green power credit...
Nov 14, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu to Defer Rehiring of 500 Seconded Employees
Toyota Kyushu announced an indefinite delay in the rehiring of 500 of the 800 seconded employees whose contracts it had cancelled due to production cutbacks resulting from the curr...
Nov 14, 2008 Local News
Tour of Hirado Slated to Coincide with Beatification
A special tour will be held on the 23rd in Ikitsuki-cho, Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, later this month to trace the life of Genka Nishi, a Christian martyr who was executed in 1609...
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...
Nov 6, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka City to Conduct Tourism and Exchange Meeting in Seoul
In a bid to strengthen its economic ties with South Korea, Fukuoka City will conduct a briefing on tourism and exchange in Seoul on the 21st this month. Mayor Hiroshi Yoshida will ...
Nov 6, 2008 Local News
Chinese Cruise Ship Companies Eying Kyushu Ports as Destinations
Fukuoka City and other Kyushu cities are growing increasingly interested in promoting themselves as ports of call to cruise ship companies whose cruises originate in China. The obj...
Nov 6, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka-Busan Forum Held
The third Fukuoka-Busan Forum to promote cooperation in the Korea Strait region was held in the South Korean city on the 1st. The theme of the forum was “Challenges and the Vision ...
