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Oct 26, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Float 20 Billion Bond Tranche
Kyushu Electric Power will issue 20 billion yen in corporate bonds for institutional investors before the end of the month, it was learned. The term for the bonds will be three ye...
Oct 26, 2012 Local News
Trial First in Regional Retail Company Rankings
The Fukuoka branch of Tokyo Shoko Research released its rankings of retail companies by sales in the Kyushu-Okinawa region for FY 2011. Fukuoka City-based Trial Company was at the...
Oct 26, 2012 Local News
Kurume Yakitori Goes to Busan
The Kurume Yakitori Culture Promotion Association, formed to promote the city’s yakitori restaurants, had a stall in an international exchange event in Busan, South Korea, on the 2...
Oct 18, 2012 Local News
Best Denki Has First Loss in Three Years
Fukuoka City-based Best Denki posted a net loss of 1.316 billion yen for the interim period ended in August, the company’s first loss in three years. Year-on-year sales fell for th...
Oct 18, 2012 Local News
Mr. Max to Enter Solar Power Field
Fukuoka-based discount store Mr. Max announced it will generate solar power by placing generators on the roofs of its stores. They will start the installation on their 14 stores in...
Oct 18, 2012 Local News
First Official Visit by a Group to Fukuoka from Myanmar
A group representing companies in the agriculture industry in Myanmar came for a two-day visit to Fukuoka Prefecture to hold business discussions with local companies and see the p...
Oct 18, 2012 Local News
Marutai to Establish Southeast Asian Presence
Instant food manufacturer Marutai of Fukuoka City told the Nishinippon Shimbun they planned on starting sales of their products in Southeast Asia by 2015. It would be the company’s...
Oct 13, 2012 Local News
Yatai to Face Stricter Regulation
Fukuoka City’s famous yatai street stalls are to face a strict regulation of the rules by July 2013. The updated regulations cover the following points: • If a yatai cart is in the...
Oct 11, 2012 Local News
Regional Bankruptcies Down for First Time in Two Years
The Fukuoka Branch of Tokyo Shokoh Research released the results of its survey of corporate bankruptcies in the Kyushu-Okinawa region for the April-September period this year. The ...
Oct 11, 2012 Local News
Chikuho Bank Handles Yuan Deposits
The Chikuho Bank of Kurume began handling deposits in Chinese yuan for both individual and corporate accounts on the 9th. They are responding to the growing interest in people want...
