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Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu to Handle Water Supply System for Neighboring Municipality
The city of Kitakyushu, which has developed substantial expertise in municipal water supply and has helped provide those systems to governments overseas, has received a 4-million-y...
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 ...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Cabinet Approves Kumamoto as Government-Ordinance Designated City
The Cabinet has approved Kumamoto’s designation as a government-ordinance city, which will give it authority similar to that of a prefecture. The designation will take effect on Ap...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Hotel Okura to Operate Huis ten Bosch Hotel
The Nagasaki resort Huis ten Bosch has cancelled its franchising agreement with ANA Hotel JR Huis ten Bosch located next to the facility and will become allied with Hotel Okura Tok...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Bank of Saga Begins Handling Chinese and Korean Currency
The Bank of Saga has begun handling Chinese and Korean currency. The primary impetus for the move was that Spring Airlines of China will begin operating regularly scheduled charter...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Yaskawa Electric to Strengthen China Operations
Yaskawa Electric of Kitakyushu announced plans to strengthen its operations in China, which it considers to be its most important overseas market. In addition to building a new fac...
Oct 20, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Economic Federation Sends Study Group to Mongolia
The Kyushu Economic Federation sent its first study group to Mongolia on the 17th. The country has some of the world’s largest deposits of copper, molybdenum, and rare earth metals...