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May 25, 2012 Local News
New Kyushu Train – Nanatsuboshi
JR Kyushu recently released the name of the new luxury sleeping carriage train that will begin operation next year. The “Nanatsuboshi” will start running in October 2013. The new t...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Seibu House to Build Condo with Medical Mall
Fukuoka City-based condo developer Seibu House plans to build a condominium for the elderly that will have offices for enterprises offering long-term care service providers, as wel...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Disaster Info Database Planned
A group of regional civil engineers, universities, and municipalities plan to create a database of disaster information for Kyushu. They have called on the Ministry of Land, Infras...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Citizens Block Trial Burning of Tohoku Debris in Kitakyushu
A trial burning of the debris from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, generated during last year’s earthquake and tsunami, was temporarily halted by about 30 area residents. Six truck...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Chinese Solar Cell Manufacturer Launches Fukuoka Subsidiary
Solar cell manufacturer Hareon Solar of Jiangyin, China, established and began operating a subsidiary in Fukuoka City. They were interested in opening a business in Japan with the ...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Fewer Kyushu Companies Mulling Exchange Listing
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank released the results of its survey of regional companies considering a stock exchange listing. The survey found only 29 companies thinking of...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Energy Conservation Target: 10%
The government revealed its final plan for electric power consumption this summer on the premise that nuclear power plants will not be operating. The original target of a 12% cutba...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Shin Idemitsu Enters Megasolar Business
Large gasoline retailer Shin Idemitsu, based in Fukuoka City, has announced they will enter the megasolar power plant business. They plan to open two 2,000 kW generating plants by ...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Ridership Poor on ANA’s Fukuoka-Miyazaki Flight
ANA launched three daily round-trip flights between Fukuoka City and Miyazaki City on March 25. Ridership on the flights has been poor, however, averaging 30.3% for the month. The ...
May 24, 2012 Local News
Twelve Regional Banks Post Downturn in Net Business Profit
The 18 regional banks based in the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region released their business results for the year ended March 2012. Twelve of the 18 banks posted downturns in their net busin...