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Aug 28, 2008 Local News
Red Tide Ends in Ariake Sea
Government officials in Saga Prefecture report that the harmful vegetable plankton causing the red tide have now disappeared. The prefecture took water samples in nine locations in...
Aug 28, 2008 Local News
Study Group for Economic Exchange with Indochina Established
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry has established a study group for economic exchange with Indochina to examine the economic potential for Kyushu companies in Thail...
Aug 28, 2008 Local News
Daihatsu Plans to Make Kyushu Minicar Production Base
Daihatsu Motors launched sales of its new Move Conte model, with engines produced at its recently opened plant in Kurume and assembly conducted at its Oita plant #2. The company pl...
Aug 28, 2008 Local News
First Decline in Kagoshima Shochu Shipments in Nine Years
Shochu supply and demand statistics for Kagoshima Prefecture in 2007 released on the 22nd show that roughly 152,000 kiloliters of the beverage were shipped in the prefecture that y...
Aug 28, 2008 Local News
First Rise in Regional Public Works Construction in Eight Months
The Fukuoka branch of the West Japan Surety Co. released the results of public works construction trends in the Kyushu-Okinawa region for July, which showed there were 3,757 projec...
Aug 28, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Build Solar Generating Plant in Omuta
Kyushu Electric Power announced plans to build a large solar power generating plant in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, with a maximum capacity of 3,000 kW. Construction work is to start...
Aug 28, 2008 Local News
Kumamoto’s Highest Building Planned for Station Area
Kumamoto City released details of a redevelopment plan that calls for the construction of a 123-meter high building near the JR Kumamoto Station to coincide with the opening of the...
Aug 28, 2008 Local News
Nishitetsu to Operate Fukuoka Tour Bus
Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) will begin operation of a tour bus route in the city starting on September 22. Called “Green”, the bus will take tourists to f...
Aug 21, 2008 Local News
Small Imari Restaurant Wins Monde Selection Award
The Monde Selection international institute in Brussels for evaluating product quality has awarded a gold medal in the food seasonings division to the original salad dressing creat...
Aug 21, 2008 Local News
University-Based Business Startups Slow
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry released its survey of 2007 venture capital-backed business startups that were developed at universities. Only eight of these comp...
