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Dec 15, 2011 Local News
Oita the Leader in Natural Energy Self-Sufficiency Ranking
The Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies and Chiba University ranked again this year the nation’s prefectures by the self-sufficiency rate of natural energy and heating supply...
Dec 15, 2011 Local News
Auto Parts Companies Work together on PR and R&D
The presidents of five regional auto parts manufacturers and representatives from local universities held a conference in Fukuoka City to promote industry-academia ties and publici...
Dec 15, 2011 Local News
Yamaguchi Aburaya Fukutaro to Open Onsen Complex
Mentaiko manufacturing and sales company Yamaguchi Aburaya Fukutaro announced they will open a public bath/lodging/eating place complex in Sasaguri-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture, by th...
Dec 15, 2011 Local News
Meditation Used at Fukuoka Reform School For Girls
Administrators of the Chikushi Shojo-en, a correctional institution for juvenile girls in Fukuoka City, report success in their rehabilitations programs that use meditation techniq...
Dec 15, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu Bank with 9,000 New Accounts
More than 9,000 new accounts have been opened at the Kitakyushu Bank, a member of the Yamaguchi Prefecture-based Yamaguchi Financial Group, since it opened on October 3. They are l...
Dec 15, 2011 Local News
Canadian Ambassador Promotes Ties with Kyushu
Jonathan Fried, the Canadian ambassador to Japan, sat for an interview with the Nishinippon Shimbun and stressed the necessity for closer ties between his country and Kyushu. One e...
Dec 15, 2011 Local News
Starbucks to Open at Dazaifu Tenman-gu
A new Starbucks coffee shop will open on the approach path to the Tenman-gu Shinto shrine in Dazaifu on the 16th. It is the first time the company will operate an outlet at a templ...
Dec 15, 2011 Local News
China Airlines Intends to Start Regular Flights to Kagoshima
China Airlines, the biggest airline in Taiwan, has applied to Taiwanese regulatory agencies for authorization to fly three round trips a week between that country’s Taoyuan Airport...
Dec 8, 2011 Local News
Sagan Tosu Hits the Big Time
Sagan Tosu of the J2 soccer league battled the team from Kumamoto to a 2-2 draw, ensuring they will be promoted to the top level J1 league next season. It will be their first chanc...
Dec 8, 2011 Local News
Toshiba to Close Kitakyushu Plant
Toshiba announced it will restructure its semiconductor operations, and as part of that restructuring, it plans to close three plants by next spring, one of which is in Kitakyushu....