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Jun 20, 2008 Local News
New Tourism Program to Begin in Amakusa
Tsujishima in Amakusa, Kumamoto, known for dolphin-watching tours, announced it will launch a new tourism program this summer with local fishermen serving as guides. In addition to...
Jun 20, 2008 Local News
FSE Mulling Listing of Asian Stocks
The Fukuoka Stock Exchange released a policy statement for 2008 that said the exchange is considering the introduction of a system that would allow the listing of stocks from Asian...
Jun 20, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Electric Develops Portable Power Supply Unit
Fukuoka City-based Kyushu Electric Power has developed three types of portable electric power supply units using lithium ion battery technology. The development was conducted joint...
Jun 20, 2008 Local News
Saga Airport Operator Posts Second Straight Year of Profit
Saga Terminal Building, the public-private partnership that manages and operates the terminal building of the Saga Airport, announced it had recorded 47 million yen in net profit f...
Jun 20, 2008 Local News
Government to Dispose of 11 Facilities in Kyushu
A Ministry of Finance-affiliated group announced plans to sell government-owned facilities that are infrequently used. Eleven of these sites are in Kyushu, and include a baseball s...
Jun 20, 2008 Local News
GID Group Holds Get-Together
and invited area residents as a way to enhance understanding. A group representative said the objective was to enable people with GID to live normal lives in Kyushu. They plan to h...
Jun 20, 2008 Local News
Saga Prefecture Has Highest Teenage Abortion Rate in Japan
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare released statistics on the abortion rate for teenagers in 2006 showing that Saga Prefecture has the highest rate in the nation, with 14.2...
Jun 20, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Tourism Seminar Slated for Thailand
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau plans to hold its first tourism seminar in Thailand in Bangkok this September to promote regional tourism in that country. There are fewer Thai...
Jun 5, 2008 Local News
Retired Postal Worker Stars in French Movie
Ken’ichi Morimoto, a retired postal worker from Mashiki-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture, has become the star of a French movie titled Monsieur Morimoto. Morimoto retired from the postal...
Jun 5, 2008 Local News
Decline in Kyushu’s Child Population Accelerates
According to the results of the 2005 national census, the population of Kyushu fell 0.7% from the previous census in 2000 to 13,353,000 people. It was the first decline in regional...
