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Jul 18, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Bankruptcy Total Exceeds 700 in First Half
The Fukuoka City branch of Tokyo Shoko Research released figures for bankruptcies in the Kyushu-Okinawa region with liabilities of at least 10 million yen for the first half of the...
Jul 18, 2008 Local News
Auto Industry Development Center Opens in Kitakyushu
The Technology Development and Exchange Center has been opened in the Kitakyushu Science and Research Park in that city. The facility will promote the technical development of semi...
Jul 18, 2008 Local News
Signs Point to Shift Away from Tenjin for Women Shoppers
Fukuoka City-based marketing survey company G-Com revealed the results of an Internet survey it conducted in May of 400 women in the prefecture above the age of 18 regarding their ...
Jul 18, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka Hotels in Redecorating Frenzy
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports that many hotels in Fukuoka City are undergoing full-scale redecorations. The objective is to attract and keep customers before the large influx of ...
Jul 18, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka City Mayor to Disclose Entertainment Expenses
Starting this month, the office of the Fukuoka City mayor is displaying the mayor’s entertainment expenses on the city’s website. The information includes the date, the...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Assistance for South Korean Companies Establishing Kyushu Presence
The Kyushu Investment Support Association to provide support to South Korean companies interested in establishing a presence in Kyushu will be launched on the 16th with the partici...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Canon to Build Plant in Nagasaki
Canon has announced plans to build a digital camera plant in Hasami-cho, Nagasaki Prefecture. The company anticipates that the plant, which will be its third digital camera plant n...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Festival Commemorating Kumamoto Castle Construction Brings 14.5 Billion Yen Benefit
The festival commemorating the 400th anniversary of the construction of the Kumamoto Castle, held from December 31, 2006, to May this year generated an economic benefit estimated a...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Kyushu University in Joint Research with Dongseo University of Busan
The Kansei Value Creation Department of Kyushu University’s User Science Institute announced that it will conduct joint research with Dongseo University of Busan, South Korea, into...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Start of Summer Sales Draw Big Crowds
Summer clearance sales began at department stores in Kyushu last week, and the combination of the end of the rainy season, the weekend, and the first payment of summer bonuses resu...