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Aug 4, 2011 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Plans 12% Production Increase
Toyota Motors Kyushu revealed plans to build 305,000 vehicles this year, 12% more than they produced last year. One factor behind their decision was the brisk sales of the CT200h L...
Aug 4, 2011 Local News
Nissan Turns Kyushu Plant into Subsidiary
The Nissan Motor Co. spun off its Fukuoka Prefecture plant on August 1 to create Nissan Motor Kyushu. One reason for the move was to keep personnel expenses at Kyushu levels in an ...
Aug 4, 2011 Local News
Chinese Cruise Tourists Critical of Fukuoka
The Fukuoka Asia Urban Research Center released the results of its survey of Chinese tourists visiting Fukuoka City on cruise ships, who have been growing in recent years. Though e...
Aug 4, 2011 Local News
Medical Trainees Continue to Shun Kyushu
Japan has a system it inaugurated to prevent too many new doctors from taking advanced training in the country’s big cities by placing limits on the number of trainees that could b...
Aug 4, 2011 Local News
Nagasaki Daimaru Shuts its Doors after 157 Years
The Nagasaki branch of the Hakata Daimaru department stores closed its doors on the 31st after 157 years in business, and 25,000 shoppers visited for the last day. The store was fo...
Aug 4, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu OECD’s First Asian Green Growth Model City
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced the selection of Kitakyushu as the first green growth model city in Asia. Kitakyushu is the fourth city s...
Aug 4, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu Getting Involved in Lithium Ion Battery Recycling
The city of Kitakyushu joined with 19 groups from industry, government, and academia to form the Lithium Ion Battery Reuse – Recycle Research Association. The batteries used are th...
Aug 1, 2011 Local News
City Bulletin Aug. 2011
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka's Shisei Dayori. This month: special showing of Asian films, heat wave precautions, Fukuoka Tower for half price and more...
Jul 28, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu Mayor to Visit China
Kitakyushu Mayor Kenji Kitahashi will visit China for four days starting on the 31st. One of the objectives of his visit will be to sign an exchange agreement with the China Beijin...
Jul 28, 2011 Local News
Industrial Sightseeing Tours Start in Kitakyushu
The Kitakyushu Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched the first of their bus tours of local industrial sites to publicize the area’s commitment to craftsmanship. About 20 people...