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Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Air Asia Japan Considering Kitakyushu
The Low Cost Carrier, Air Asia Japan, has announced it is considering Kitakyushu Airport as a new destination. Air Asia Japan began servicing 7 domestic destinations, including Fuk...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Nishitetsu Involved with Solar Power Generation
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Corp. (Nishitetsu) announced that it will install solar power generation panels with an output of 500 kW on the roof of its car inspection facility in Chik...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Yamamoto Shigetaro Elected Yamaguchi Governor
The election for governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture to replace the retiring incumbent drew national attention as an unofficial referendum on nuclear power. One candidate, Tetsunari I...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Damage from Rains Exceeds 120 Billion Yen in Three Prefectures
The damage caused by the heavy rains in northern Kyushu, including to roads, rivers, and agricultural products, has climbed to 124.4 billion yen in Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Oita pref...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Child Abuse Incidents Down in Kyushu
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare released statistics for cases of child abuse nationwide in 2011. The figures for the seven Kyushu prefectures and three special ordinance...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Kyushu’s First Flight Simulator
Kitakyushu-based Starflyer Airlines announced that Kyushu’s first flight simulator for training pilots has arrived at the airport for installation at their nearby training center. ...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Regional Exports Swing to Increase
The Moji Customs Office reports that exports from the Kyushu region, which also includes Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures, rose 2.8% from the year-before period to 3.4472 trillion...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Kyushu University Organic Electroluminescence Research Continues
Kyushu University announced that Tokyo-based liquid crystal panel manufacturer Japan Display will join research now being conducted jointly by industry, academia, and government in...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Interest in LCC use above 70%
A survey conducted by the Fukuoka City-based Fukuoka Financial Group found that more than 70% of regional respondents said they would like to fly on low cost carriers if they had t...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric’s First Quarter Losses above 100 Billion Yen
Kyushu Electric Power announced it had recorded a net loss of 100.93 billion yen on its consolidated account for the April – June quarter this year. The primary factor was the oil ...