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Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka Fishing Cooperatives to Merge
A total of 22 fishing and nori cooperatives affiliated with a federation for Ariake Sea fishing industry cooperatives in Fukuoka Prefecture and other organizations are moving ahead...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Solicitations Open for Fukuoka Firsts
The Fukuoka Convention & Visitors Bureau is asking for solicitations to add to its list of Fukuoka history and sites that are either the first in Japan or the first in the wor...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Korean President to Promote Economic Zone with Kyushu
During an interview conducted in Seoul with Nishinippon President Takao Kawasaki and other media representatives, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said his government would beg...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank to Buy CO2 Emission Rights for Lawson ATMs
The Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank has begun purchasing CO2 emission rights in concert with the convenience chain Lawson’s for the 314 ATMs is has placed at the chain’s ...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Courts to Accelerate Pace of Trials
Criminal courts throughout Kyushu are examining ways to accelerate the pace of trials in advance of the introduction of the lay judge system in May 2009. The objective is to reduce...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank to Buy CO2 Emission Rights for Lawson ATMs
The Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank has begun purchasing CO2 emission rights in concert with the convenience chain Lawson’s for the 314 ATMs is has placed at the chain’s ...
Jul 10, 2008 Local News
Courts to Accelerate Pace of Trials
Criminal courts throughout Kyushu are examining ways to accelerate the pace of trials in advance of the introduction of the lay judge system in May 2009. The objective is to reduce...
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...