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May 3, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka Municipality to Resume Saturday Classes
Ashiya-machi in Fukuoka Prefecture will restore Saturday classes in the municipality’s three primary schools and one junior high school starting on May 12.
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
China’s SSS Airlines to Boost Saga-Shanghai Flights
Low cost carrier SSS Airlines of China has applied to the Japanese government to add one flight in July to its twice-weekly roundtrip charter flight schedule between Saga and Shang...
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power Shortage Could Reach 4.6% This Summer
A government committee examining power supply and demand projections for this summer held their first meeting and released their outlook based on the assumption that none of the co...
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
Costco to Open Store in Kitakyushu
American membership warehouse merchandiser Costco’s Japanese subsidiary announced plans to open their second Kyushu store in Kitakyushu. Though the date of opening has not been det...
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
Nagasaki Nori Sales Plummet
Sales of Nagasaki Prefecture-produced nori in FY 2011 fell 40% from the previous year to the lowest level in 15 years, a prefectural government report revealed. The monetary value ...
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
Beer Exports from Kyushu Soar
The Moji Customs Office reports that the value of beer exported through the Port of Hakata in 2011 totaled 1.225 billion yen, an increase of 6.3 times from the previous year. It wa...
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
JA Miyazaki to Open PR Office in Hong Kong
JA Miyazaki will open an office in Hong Kong in May to promote Miyazaki agricultural products in the territory and throughout Asia. The objective is to create new sales channels no...
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
Nishitetsu Store to Accept Internet and Phone Orders for Home Delivery
Nishitetsu Store, a subsidiary of the Nishitetsu railroad and bus company that operates supermarkets, will accept orders over the Internet and the telephone for home delivery in p...
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
Only 60% of Miyazaki Livestock Farmers Back in Business after Hoof-and-Mouth
A survey conducted two years after foot-and-mouth disease devastated the livestock industry in Miyazaki Prefecture found that only 59% of the farmers have resumed their business. A...