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Oct 4, 2012 Local News
Ninth Straight Loss for Aeon Kyushu
Aeon Kyushu released its interim results for the current fiscal year, which shows 374 million yen in current profit for the period, a 77.3% year-on-year rise, on 122.59 billion yen...
Oct 4, 2012 Local News
Crisis for Regional Department Stores
With Hamaya’s announcement that it would close its outlet in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, the Nishinippon Shimbun reports that regional department stores are facing a crisis brought...
Oct 4, 2012 Local News
Toyota Kyushu to Cut Production by 20%
Toyota Motor said that its Fukuoka Prefecture-based subsidiary Toyota Kyushu would reduce production by 20%, centered on the upscale Lexus sold in the China market. The anti-Japane...
Sep 27, 2012 Local News
Towa Corporation to Build New Plant in Bangladesh
Towa Corporation, a Fukuoka Prefecture manufacturer of work gloves, announced it will build a plant in Bangladesh. They plan to invest about 1.3 billion yen, and begin operation at...
Sep 27, 2012 Local News
Survey of Regional Companies with Asian Presence Conducted
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank released its survey of 760 local companies that have established a presence in 10 Asian countries or territories. The survey shows that 58% o...
Sep 20, 2012 Local News
Seven Major Companies to End Group Donations
Seven major Kyushu companies, including Kyushu Electric, the Bank of Fukuoka, and Nishitetsu, formed a group called the Goyukai in the 1950s for several objectives, including the i...
Sep 20, 2012 Local News
Kyudenko Establishes Malaysian Subsidiary
Electrical construction company Kyudenko established the wholly owned subsidiary Kyudenko Malaysia earlier this month in Kuala Lumpur. It is part of the company’s strategy to provi...
Sep 20, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Apply for Rate Increase
With their fiscal health suffering due to skyrocketing fuel costs as their nuclear power plants remain idled, Kyushu Electric Power is considering asking the government to increase...
Sep 20, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Databook Reprinted
The Nishinippon Shimbun has printed an electronic version of Kyushu Databook 2012 to enable easy understanding of the statistics for the various markets in the region. A special se...
Sep 20, 2012 Local News
First Increase in Kyushu Mining and Manufacturing Index in Four Months
The seasonally Kyushu Mining and Manufacturing Index (2005=100) for July rose 3.4% from the previous month to 106.4. It was the first increase in the index in four months. The rise...
