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Oct 27, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Tobacco Farmers Struggling
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports that Kyushu tobacco farmers are struggling to such an extent that many will give up the crop. The farmers have been battered by a combination of dec...
Oct 27, 2011 Local News
High Yen Could Punish Fukuoka Prefecture’s Structured Bonds
In FY 2006, Fukuoka Prefecture floated 30 billion yen worth of structured bonds whose premiums were linked to the exchange rate. They are structured in such a way that if the yen a...
Oct 27, 2011 Local News
Fukuoka’s Proposed Anti-Drunk Driving Rules Nation’s Toughest
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports on the content of anti-drunk driving rules being considered by Fukuoka Prefecture’s assembly. Shops that sell liquor to drunk drivers, and which hav...
Oct 27, 2011 Local News
Mongolian Invasion Ship Discovered in Imari Bay
Ryukyu University archaeology Professor Yoshifumi Ikeda announced the discovery of a Mongolian military ship at the bottom of Imari Bay that is thought to have been sunk in 1281 wh...
Oct 27, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Electric Not Interested in New Pacts with Local Governments
There has been a sharp increase in the number of local governments seeking new agreements with power companies on atomic power safety before the governments agree to the restart of...
Oct 27, 2011 Local News
Amazon to Open Distribution Center in Tosu
Amazon Japan Logistics, a subsidiary of the American Internet merchant Amazon.com, announced it will open a distribution center in Tosu, Saga Prefecture. The center will be the 10t...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Auto Parts Makers Suffering from High Yen
A recent survey by Fukuoka Prefecture of the effect of yen appreciation on 50 auto parts manufacturers in the prefecture found that more than 70% said their profits had fallen as a...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Nagasaki – Seoul Flights to Resume at Yearend
Korean Airlines has announced they will resume on December 31 the two weekly Nagasaki – Seoul roundtrip flights they have currently suspended, and have begun accepting reservations...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Revenue Down for Regional Retail and Restaurant Companies
The nine major retail and food service companies headquartered in Kyushu released their interim reports, which show that six of them have suffered revenue declines. This is attribu...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Japan Power Graphite to Expand Kitakyushu Plant
Tokyo-based Japan Power Graphite, manufacturers and sellers of negative electrode material, which is used for the lithium ion batteries in electric cars, revealed they will expand ...