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Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Fudosan Chuo Joho Center Buys Used Items of People Moving House
Kitakyushu-based Fudosan Chuo Joho Center began in August a new service of purchasing unneeded books, consumer electronics, clothing, and other items from people who are changing r...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Kurume Mayor Wants Toll Reduction on Kyushu Shinkansen
Kurume Mayor Toshinori Narahara visited JR Kyushu headquarters to request that the one-way fair between Kurume and Hakata Station on the Shinkansen be reduced to 1,000 yen. The rai...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Arao Race Track to be Closed
Arao Race Track in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, will be closed at the end of the current fiscal year, it was learned. The facility had aggregate debt of 1.36 billion yen as of the en...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Conduct Trials of Hot Springs Power Generation
Kyushu Electric Power confirmed that it will begin trials this year for geothermal power generation using hot springs. One generator is capable of only 200 kW, so they are envision...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu Receives Second Water Purification Contract from Overseas
The city of Kitakyushu has received an order worth about 30 million yen for its Water Bureau to plan and supervise the construction of a water purification plant in Cambodia. City ...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
JR Kyushu Aims to Boost Rail Pass Sales in Asia
JR Kyushu will launch an effort to boost the sales in Asia of the JR Kyushu Rail Pass that allows overseas travelers to travel at will throughout the region. The company signed age...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
QTNet to Offer Gigabyte-Level Service
Kyushu Telecommunication Network of Fukuoka City announced it will offer an upgrade of its optical broadband service with a ten-fold increase in speed to one gigabyte starting Dece...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Economic Federation Launches Forestry Study Group
The Kyushu Economic Federation organized a study group to discuss ways to promote the forestry industry in the region, which held its first meeting in Fukuoka City on the 25th. In ...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Hakata Daimaru Responds to the Competition
Tenjin department store Hakata Daimaru redesigned and upgraded its upscale men’s clothing area on the 24th, with a focus on the most expensive apparel. The objective is to match th...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Ifuji Sangyo Listed on Fukuoka Stock Exchange
Fukuoka Prefecture-based Ifuji Sangyo, which manufactures and sells liquid egg products for pastry and confection companies, will be listed on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange as of the ...