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May 1, 2008 Local News
Work Begins on Nagasaki Shinkansen Line
A ceremony marking the start of construction on the Nagasaki leg of the Shinkansen was held in a public park in Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, on the 28th. The section of the route bei...
May 1, 2008 Local News
Kumamoto Governor’s Monthly Salary Slashed by One Million Yen
The new governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, Ikuo Urashima, submitted a bill to an extraordinary session of the prefectural legislature to cut the governor’s monthly salary by one mill...
May 1, 2008 Local News
Trials for Using Nishitetsu nimoca Card at Lawson’s
Trials will begin in the Fukuoka City area for the Nishitetsu contactless payment card nimoca, to be introduced on May 18 for use for train fares and as e-money, at four Lawson’s c...
May 1, 2008 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank to Boost International Business
Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank unveiled its new mid-term business plan, called New Stage 2008. The core elements of the plan are moves to develop the bank’s overseas bus...
May 1, 2008 Local News
Tourists to Miyazaki Prefectural Offices Top 400,000
Since the popular former comedian Hideo Higashikokubaru was elected governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, more than 400,000 people have come to visit the prefectural offices. This is eq...
Apr 18, 2008 Local News
Daihatsu Kyushu to Open Development Center in Fukuoka
Sources told the Nishinippon Shimbun that Daihatsu Motor Co. subsidiary Daihatsu Kyushu will locate its new vehicle design and development center in Nishi Ward, Fukuoka City, near ...
Apr 18, 2008 Local News
Emergency Taxi Service to Start in Iizuka
Shonai Kanko of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, will launch an emergency taxi service for registered users in May. When an emergency occurs, the user would simply press the emergency b...
Apr 18, 2008 Local News
Kumamoto City Mayor Calls for Stronger Vertical Ties in Kyushu
Kumamoto City Mayor Seishi Koyama held a press conference to call for stronger “vertical ties” in Kyushu with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen in 2011 by forming a special agre...
Apr 18, 2008 Local News
Chinese Cruise Ship Pays First Call on Port of Hakata
A Chinese cruise ship taking wealthy Chinese on overseas tours made its first call on the Port of Hakata last week. The Rhapsody of the Seas, a 7,500 ton vessel based in Shanghai, ...
Apr 18, 2008 Local News
Focus Intensifying on Bundled Software
In a special report, the Nishinippon Shimbun described that industry, academia, and government in Kyushu are becoming increasingly interested in bundled software for the automated ...