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Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Gov. Higashikokubaru Rules out Run for Diet Seat
Miyazaki Prefecture Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru has been repeatedly asked if he plans to run in the election expected to be called soon for the House of Representatives. Specula...
Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka City to Open Center for the Homeless
With its homeless population on the rise, Fukuoka City announced plans to open a new center for the homeless next year. The objective of the facility will be to provide assistance ...
Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Koji Akiyama to be Named New Hawks’ Manager
Head coach Koji Akiyama will be formally named the new manager of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks to replace Sadaharu Oh when the season ends, it was learned. Akiyama spend eight years ...
Oct 3, 2008 Local News
Plans Underway to Export Imari Ware to Hong Kong
The Imari-Yaki no Kai, a group of five Imari-based ceramics kilns in the Saga Prefecture city is finalizing plans to export the group’s products to Hong Kong. If an agreement can b...
Oct 3, 2008 Local News
Survey Work Starts for Western Leg of Kyushu Shinkansen
Surveying work has begun for the rail placement on the 45.7 kilometer stretch between Isahaya and Takeo Onsen for the western leg of the Kyushu Shinkansen. Work finally started thi...
Oct 3, 2008 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture to Cut 1,200 Employees in Four Years
Starting this year, the Kumamoto Prefecture government will eliminate the positions for at least 1,200 employees over the next four years as part of its restructuring program. It a...
Oct 3, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Yusen to Expand Round-Trip Discounts
The Fukuoka City-based ferry and maritime shipping company Kyushu Yusen announced it will expand the number of round-trip discount options on its Ikki-Hakata and Ikki-Karatsu route...
Oct 3, 2008 Local News
New Safety Sticker for Shochu
Renaissance Project of Fukuoka City has developed a safety sticker for shochu that will be placed on bottles of the beverage judged to be safe based on evaluations of the ingredien...
Oct 3, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Electric’s Large Customer Power Consumption Down
Kyushu Electric Power announced that the power consumption of its large customers in August was down 1.5% from the year-before period. This is the first negative growth in this cat...
Oct 3, 2008 Local News
Fertilizer Exports at Moji Customs Exceeds 5 Billion Yen
Moji Customs in Kitakyushu reports that the volume of fertilizer exports passing through its jurisdiction in 2007 climbed 14.0% from the previous year to 380,000 tons. This was wor...
