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Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Nishitetsu to Buy Uncle Fujiya
Nishi-Nippon Railway (Nishitetsu) announced that it will acquire all the stock of Saga City-based Uncle Fujiya, which operates liquor stores and supermarkets in that prefecture, an...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Economic Growth Projections Revised Downward
The Kyushu Economic Research Center revised downward its growth forecast for Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture for FY 2011 from the 1.5% projected last December to 0.5%. The center sai...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Post First Loss in 32 Years
Kyushu Electric Power will suffer its first losses in 32 years for the fiscal year ending March 2012, the Nishinippon Shimbun has reported. The utility has been hit by high fuel co...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Nishitetsu Route Bus to Link Medical Institutions
The Nishi-Nippon Railway (Nishitetsu) intends to begin operation at the end of October of a route bus along National Highway 202 (a beltway around the city) to link medical institu...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Saga University to Open Art Museum
Saga University announced that it planned to open an art museum on its main campus by October 1, 2013. It will exhibit works in its collection as well as the works of graduates of ...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
New Shinkansen Discounts for Short Distances from Hakata
JR Kyushu announced the establishment of new day-trip discounts for Shinkansen tickets between Fukuoka City and the nearby stations of Shin-Tosu, Kurume, Chikugo-Funagoya, and Shin...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Hakata Hankyu Surpasses First Year Shopper Target
The Hakata Hankyu department store, which opened in March at the new JR Hakata Station building, has already exceeded 20 million shoppers, its target for the first year of operatio...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Saga Sake Wins International Awards
The Nabeshima Daiginjo 2010, brewed by Fukuchiyo Shuzo of Kashima, Saga Prefecture, was named the Champion Sake in this year’s International Wine Challenge, an international compet...
Sep 22, 2011 Local News
Nissan Kyushu Targets 500,000 Units for FY2011 Production
Nissan President Carlos Ghosn visited the company’s Kitakyushu plant to attend the ceremony establishing the new wholly owned Nissan Kyushu subsidiary, in which Nissan’s Kyushu ope...
Sep 22, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Acquires Rights to Purchase Australian LNG
Kyushu Electric Power has acquired the rights to purchase liquefied natural gas from Chevron’s Wheatstone project in Australia. Kyushu Electric will be able to purchase 130,000 ton...