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May 7, 2013 Local News
Takeo City Library Attracts 100,000 in One Month
In the one month since reopening on Apr. 1, the Takeo City Library in Saga Prefecture topped 100,000 visitors. Management of the new facility has been contracted to Culture Conveni...
May 2, 2013 Local News
Kyuden Losing Customers
Kyushu Electric Power announced that the number of its corporate customers who switched to retail power suppliers as of Apr. 1 reached 2,117. This is the first time an electricity ...
May 2, 2013 Local News
City’s No-Bid Contracts Top ¥20 Billion
Amid questions over amakudari (the practice of assigning retired government officials executive positions in affiliated organizations), Fukuoka City announced that it paid around ¥...
May 2, 2013 Local News
Gunshi Kanbei-Fukuoka Project Committee Established
In light of NHK's decision to broadcast the serial drama Gunshi Kanbei (Kanbei, the Strategist) in 2014, Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City and the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and In...
May 2, 2013 Local News
ILC Asia-Kyushu Promotion Council Leads Mission to CERN
The ILC Asia-Kyushu Promotion Council was established in an effort to attract the International Linear Collider, a next-generation particle accelerator aimed at unlocking the myste...
May 2, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Automobile Production Reaches Record High
Kyushu's automakers produced a record high 1.41 million cars in 2012, topping the previous year's record mark by 90,000 units. Brisk sales of minicars and compact cars on the back ...
May 2, 2013 Local News
Cancer Vaccine Center to be Established at Kurume University
Kurume University will open the Cancer Vaccine Center this July as part of its ongoing research into the practical application of a cancer vaccine and the development of treatment ...
May 2, 2013 Local News
Dazaifu City Publishes Living Guide for Foreigners
Dazaifu City and the Dazaifu City International Exchange Association have published a living guide for foreigners. Available in three languages—English, Chinese and Korean—the guid...
May 1, 2013 Local News
Student-Run Kimono Rental Shop Moves to Retro Town
Retro Komachi, a kimono rental service run by students from Seinan Jo Gakuin University, has reopened in the old Moji Customs building in Mojiko Retro Town in Kitakyushu. The shop ...
May 1, 2013 Local News
Hakata to Add More Commercial Space
Japan Post and JR Kyushu have announced plans to redevelop the Hakata Post Office and Hakata Building, both which stand adjacent to Hakata Station, by the spring of 2016. The two s...