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Jul 13, 2012 Local News
Izumi to Open Youme Marts in Kyushu
The Izumi Co. of Hiroshima, the operator of the large Youme Town shopping centers, announced it will begin opening smaller facilities called Youme Mart, primarily in Kyushu. They o...
Jul 13, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Unyu Begins Operation of Tosu Distribution Center
Fukuoka Unyu, whose operations include the shipment of chilled and frozen food products, has begun operating its large distribution center in Tosu, Saga Prefecture. The center has...
Jul 13, 2012 Local News
Parts Manufacturers for Nissan to Move to Kyushu
Two of the parts manufacturers for Nissan automobiles, JSP and Toyo Cork,have decided to build factories in Kitakyushu. The move is joining the ‘Kyushu Shift’ many companies are ma...
Jun 28, 2012 Local News
Sony to Expand Nagasaki Plant Capacity
Sony announced that it will expand the capacity of the Nagasaki Technology Center in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, a plant operated by its Fukuoka City-based subsidiary Sony Semico...
Jun 28, 2012 Local News
First Hotto Motto Opens in South Korea
Fukuoka City-based Plenus, which operates the Hotto Motto takeout bento chain, has opened its first South Korean outlet in Seoul. The shop offers 30 different bento varieties, iden...
Jun 28, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Has Youngest Companies in the Nation
A survey by Teikoku Databank has revealed that the average age of companies in the Kyushu/Okinawa Prefecture region as of the end of 2011 is 26.4 years, the lowest of nine blocs in...
Jun 28, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric Collected 4.9 Million in Excess Fees
Kyushu Electric Power announced that it had collected 4.9 million yen in excess charges from 23 companies from September 2008 to March 2012 for supplying electric power when the su...
Jun 27, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka NPO Fundraising Bangladesh
A NPO in Fukuoka City, KETOY.jp, is fundraising to construct a medical facility for a town in Komira City in eastern Bangladesh. The town has a population 100,000 yet no doctor. 10...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Loans Not Being Paid
Of the ¥16.5 billion in loans Fukuoka Prefecture has given out to affiliated organizations, only 2%, or ¥278 million has been paid back. 17 organizations have received loans and f...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Kitakyushu to Accept Tohoku Rubble for Disposal
The city of Kitakyushu has decided to accept the Tohoku disaster debris from Ichinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, to help with the disposal. Mayor Kenji Kitahashi announced the decision ...
