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Apr 3, 2008 Local News
Nagasaki Promoting Return of Natives to Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture has signed an agreement with a prefectural association involved with housing construction to provide information on housing to Nagasaki natives living elsewhere...
Apr 3, 2008 Local News
Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku Girls Win National Volleyball Title
The girls’ volleyball team of Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku High School in Oita downed Furukawa Gakuen of Miyagi Prefecture to win the national invitational high school volleyball champio...
Apr 3, 2008 Local News
Western Kyushu Shinkansen Route Approved
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport approved the construction plans for the western leg of the Kyushu Shinkansen route. Plans call for a groundbreaking ceremony to ...
Apr 3, 2008 Local News
Sasebo Lifts Water Rationing System
The city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, decided to lift the water rationing system it had in place since last November as the result of a water shortage. The frequent rainfall sin...
Apr 3, 2008 Local News
90.7% of High School Graduating Class Find Work
The Saga Prefecture Labor Bureau reported that 90.7% of the job-seekers from this year’s high school graduating class have found jobs, the highest local rate in 10 years. This figu...
Apr 3, 2008 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Improves ATM Passbooks
The Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank announced it will convert its passbooks to the new Haiko passbook with a magnetic strip on the rear read by ATM machines made from a s...
Apr 3, 2008 Local News
Plunge in Saga Prefecture’s Food Self-Sufficiency Rate
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released figures for the food self-sufficiency rate for the 47 prefectures nationwide (converted to calories). These figures sh...
Apr 3, 2008 Local News
Starflyer to Operate Charter Flights between Kitakyushu and Seoul
The Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer presented its business plan for the new fiscal year, which calls for the company to start operating charter flights between the new Kitakyush...
Apr 3, 2008 Local News
Gangs Excluded from Fukuoka Bidding
The Fukuoka Prefecture police and the Fukuoka City government have agreed that members of criminal gangs and affiliated companies will be excluded from the open competitive bidding...
Mar 31, 2008 Local News
Medical Mall to be Built in Ogi
Plans have been finalized to open this summer in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, a “medical mall” offering several different types of treatment. Mall Ogi, as it will be called, w...
