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Jan 26, 2012 Local News
Regional Hires of New College Grads Below National Average
Surveys by two Cabinet ministries revealed that the advance hiring of students who will be graduated from universities this spring in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture totaled 67.3% of...
Jan 26, 2012 Local News
Unexplained Travel Expenses Scrutinized in Fukuoka, Saga Prefecture Assemblies
The Nishinippon Shimbun is reporting that Fukuoka Prefecture paid 30.18 million yen for about four and a half years starting in 2007 to individual members of the prefectural assemb...
Jan 26, 2012 Local News
Kyudenko to Open Two Business Offices in Southeast Asia
Electrical construction company Kyudenko announced plans to open two business offices in Southeast Asia to extend their operations to that region. The offices will be located in In...
Jan 26, 2012 Local News
Tourist Info to be Offered at Recharging Stations
Kyushu Electric Power, Denso Corp., and Fukuoka City will join forces for a trial starting in March to offer information on local tourist spots and events at the recharging stands ...
Jan 19, 2012 Local News
Nissan Projects Record Auto Production for Kyushu
Nissan Motor Co. revealed that its vehicle production in Kyushu for FY 2011 would total roughly 580,000 to 590,000 units. This is more than 100,000 units above the previous year’s ...
Jan 19, 2012 Local News
Paper on Single Pedal Automobile System to be Presented in U.S.
Masayuki Naruse of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, will present a paper on the safety of his single pedal automobile system to the Society of Automotive Engineers in the United States...
Jan 19, 2012 Local News
Fewer Companies Giving Raises
The Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry released the results of its survey of member firms regarding the salaries they paid their employees in 2011. It revealed that 31.35% of...
Jan 19, 2012 Local News
Jeju Air to Halt Kitakyushu Flights
South Korean low cost carrier Jeju Air informed officials in Kitakyushu that it would suspend regularly scheduled flights on its Seoul – Kitakyushu route and focus instead on a Seo...
Jan 19, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric’s New Top Executives to Take Office in April
At a Board of Director’s meeting, Kyushu Electric Power formally approved the choice of Michiaki Uriu to replace current President Toshio Manabe, and Masayoshi Nuki to replace Shin...
Jan 19, 2012 Local News
Saibu Gas Mulling Power Generation Business
In an interview with the Nishinippon Shimbun, Fukuoka City-based Saibu Gas President Yuji Tanaka said the company was considering entering the electrical power generation business,...