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Aug 9, 2012 Local News
70% of Regional Businesses Expect to Take a Hit from the Consumption Tax Increase
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank released the results of its corporate sentiment survey, which found that 70% of the businesses in the region, including Okinawa Prefecture, t...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
JR Kyushu Assumes Primary Responsibility for Gauge Change Train Development
JR Kyushu has been given the primary responsibility in the project to develop a gauge change train, i.e., a train with variable gauge axles, which will be used on the western leg o...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Capital Investment Plans Down 1.5%
The Kyushu branch of the Development Bank of Japan released the results of its survey of companies who plan to invest in plants and equipment this year in Kyushu. Their survey show...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
ANA Uses Fuselages to Encourage Aso
All Nippon Airways announced it would paint the name of the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, and pictures of the gentian, the city flower, on the fuselages of their domestic passe...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric the Primary Customer of 2112 Kyushu Companies
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank reports that Kyushu Electric Power is the primary customer for 2,112 companies in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture. Meanwhile, the utility is pl...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
New Megasolar Plant in Kumamoto
Mitsui & Co. is working with an investment company and another firm to build a megasolar power plant in Nishiki-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture. Construction will begin in October with ...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Issue Notes
Kyushu Electric Power had postponed issuing bonds to raise funds after the Fukushima nuclear accident, but announced their intention to resume issuing them this month. They will s...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
Yame Campground to Reopen Aug. 10
Ikenoyama Campground in Hoshino Town, Yame, will reopen Aug 10 after the heavy rain in July forced the closure of the area for one month. The popular campground has lodges and BBQ ...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
67th Anniversary of the Bombing of Nagasaki
Today, at the ceremony held to mark the 67th anniversary of the tragic event, Nagasaki Mayor, Tomihisa Taue, is expected to push the government for a change to nuclear-free world. ...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
Trick Art Exhibition at Fukuoka Science Museum
The Fukuoka Science Museum in Kurume City is hosting a trick art exhibition, ‘Adventure in Wonderland’, until Sep 2. Tickets are under ¥400 per person. For further details contact ...