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Jun 21, 2012 Local News
¥500 Kyushu Shinkansen Tickets
JR Kyushu has announced that on July 23, one station rides on the Kyushu Shinkansen will be ¥500. This is to commemorate the 500th day since the opening of the line. This is a savi...
Jun 21, 2012 Local News
10 New Shops for Canal City
The South Building building of Canal City Hakata, has announced the opening of ten new shops in September. Since the opening of their East Building last year, Canal City has enjoye...
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
Oura Cathedral to be Named Historical Landmark
Application has been made to the Ministry of Education for the designation of the Oura Cathedral in Nagasaki City, already a designated national treasure, as a national historical ...
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
Air Busan to Cut Fukuoka-Busan Fares
Air Busan of South Korea announced the inauguration of a fare system for its Fukuoka-Busan flights that incorporates a rebate on the differential in exchange rates caused by the hi...
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...