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May 23, 2008 Local News
Fifteen Regional Banks Post Profit Declines
The 19 exchange-listed regional banks headquartered in Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture released their financial reports for the year ended March 2008. Of these 19, 15 reported lowe...
May 23, 2008 Local News
Nishitetsu Launches nimoca Card
The Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) started use of its nimoca card, a contactless payment card that can be used as both a bus and train ticket and as e-money at commercial estab...
May 23, 2008 Local News
Growing Number of Businesses Starting to Farm in Oita
There is a growing trend in Oita Prefecture of companies from other industries becoming involved in the agricultural sector, reports the Nishinippon Shimbun. Construction companies...
May 23, 2008 Local News
Baby Hatch at Kumamoto Hospital Accepts 17 Infants
Kumamoto City released its first annual report on the so-called baby hatch at the city’s Jikei Hospital that accepts infants whose parents are unable to care for them. Parents can ...
May 23, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group Net Profit Less than Expected
The Fukuoka City-based Fukuoka Financial Group issued the group’s consolidated financial report for the year ended March 2008. The report showed that the group’s net profit for the...
May 23, 2008 Local News
Fifteen Regional Banks Post Profit Declines
The 19 exchange-listed regional banks headquartered in Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture released their financial reports for the year ended March 2008. Of these 19, 15 reported lowe...
May 23, 2008 Local News
Map Codes for Rental Cars Recorded on CDs for Tourist Use
The Kyushu Tourism Promotion Council has produced pamphlets and CDs in English, Korean, and Chinese that include the map codes for tourist destinations used in Japanese car navigat...
May 23, 2008 Local News
Minaminippon Shipbuilding Finishes Oita City Facility
A ceremony was held to mark the completion of work on the new Oita City shipyard of the Oita Prefecture-based Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co. The company is adding to its shipbuildin...
May 23, 2008 Local News
SUNQ Pass to Be Used in Yamaguchi Prefecture
There will be an expansion in the use of the SUNQ (Thank You) pass for unlimited rides on Kyushu long-distance buses and route buses operated by 46 regional bus companies, includin...
May 23, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Build Model Intelligent House
Kyushu Electric Power announced that it will build an “intelligent house” on the grounds of its research institute in Minami Ward, Fukuoka City. Construction is slated to start in ...
