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Jan 16, 2009 Local News
World’s First Whale Soy Sauce
Yamaka Shoyu of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the National Fisheries University have successfully developed a new type of soy sauce using small pieces of whale meat former...
Jan 16, 2009 Local News
Waste to be Converted to Carbonized Fuel for Power Generation
J-Power and the city of Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, are moving ahead with plans to process garbage from the home into carbonized fuel and use it for thermal power generation. It i...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Ceremony to Launch Fukuoka City-Busan Friendship Year Slated
It was announced that a ceremony to kick off the Fukuoka City-Busan Friendship Year to enhance ties between the sister cities will be held in Busan on February 2. The organizers ho...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Niji no Matsubara to be Revived with Nuclear Power Plant Funds
Concerns are growing about the deciduous trees growing in Karatsu’s Niji-no-Matsubara, designated as a scenic attraction by the national government and one of the three most famous...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Sasebo Plans on Issuing Shopping Coupons
In an effort to boost local consumption and promote retail business, the city of Sasebo plans to issue shopping coupons. The impetus will be the stimulus package that the national ...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Tax Revenue Shortfall for Six Regional Prefectures
A Kyodo news agency questionnaire on prefectural tax revenues for business year 2008 shows that 40 prefectures nationwide will not have as much revenue from taxes as they anticipat...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Ryukoku Junior College Offers Video and Broadcast Course
The Kyushu Ryukoku Junior College of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, became the first junior college in Kyushu to offer a course in video and broadcasting 10 months ago. The 12 students in ...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture to Hold Water Strategy Council
Kumamoto Prefecture has an abundant supply of high quality underground water rich in minerals owing to the subsoil water flows in the Aso mountain range. To better employ this wate...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Saga Prefecture Putting Chips in Driver’s LicensesSaga Prefecture Putting Chips in Driver’s Licenses
Saga Prefecture began issuing driver’s licenses on the 4th with embedded memory chips, turning them into smart cards. The objective is to prevent counterfeiting and protect persona...
Jan 9, 2009 Local News
Saga Prefecture to Establish Consumer Affairs Bureau
To respond to the recent rise in shady business practices and falsified food labeling, Saga Prefecture is moving ahead with plans to establish a new consumer affairs bureau in the ...