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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 ...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Maintain Call for 10% Cutback
Even though the resumption of operation of the Oi nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture will help alleviate power shortages this summer, Kyushu Electric Power is maintaining its...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
New Nissan Caravan Produced in Kyushu
Nissan Motors launched sales of its NV350 Caravan model van for commercial use on the 15th. It is the first updating of the Caravan model in 11 years. The older model was manufactu...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Costco to Open Kitakyushu Store Next Spring
The Japanese subsidiary of Costco, the discount store with a membership system, announced they will open a store in Kitakyushu next spring. They’ve already purchased a 74,000 squar...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Yaskawa Electric to Boost Inverter Production in China
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced that the production capacity of its inverter factory in Shanghai, China, which is to be boosted to 800,000 units this year, will be furt...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Australia #3 Supplier of Kyushu Resource Imports
The Customs Office at the Port of Moji reports that Australia ranked third in 2011 among the nations exporting to the Kyushu region, following China and Saudi Arabia. Nearly 80% of...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
Trial to Strengthen Asian Presence
Fukuoka City-based discount store Trial Company revealed that it will beef up its Asian presence. They’ve already signed an agreement with an exchange-listed Taiwanese company to f...
Jun 14, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric Share Price Slips below 900 Yen
The share price of Kyushu Electric Power last week slid to 892 yen, the first time since December 26, 1983, that it was below 900 yen. It finally closed for the day at 924 yen. The...
