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Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Tsuchiya-SS to Build Oita Plant
Tsuchiya-SS, a Kanagawa Prefecture-based company that coats auto parts, has begun negotiations with the city of Bungotakada in Oita Prefecture to build a new plant there. The compa...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Early August Shinkansen Use Soars
JR Kyushu revealed that 248,000 people used the Shinkansen line between the Kagoshima Chuo and Kumamoto stations from August 1-14, a 179% increase from the previous year. The figur...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
New Ticket Plans for Sea Travel to Busan
JR Kyushu Jet Ferry and the Camellia Line, both of Fukuoka City, will launch sales on September 1 of a new round trip ticket good for two days from Monday to Thursday. The objectiv...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Kyushu’s Primary Companies Take Big Hit from Tohoku Earthquake
An examination of the business results for 25 primary Kyushu companies in the first quarter of the current fiscal year to determine the impact of the Tohoku earthquake shows that 4...
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 ...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Teikyo University to Enlarge Fukuoka Campus
Teikyo University revealed it plans to add new courses to its Fukuoka Medical Technology Department in Omuta by April 2013 and build a new campus in the city. The university’s Boar...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Shin-Tosu Station wins Brunel Award
The Association of American Railroads and the International Union of Railways (UIC) announced that 43 projects from 11 nations received recognition for design excellence in the 201...
Aug 25, 2011 Local News
Tsuchiya-SS to Build Oita Plant
Tsuchiya-SS, a Kanagawa Prefecture-based company that coats auto parts, has begun negotiations with the city of Bungotakada in Oita Prefecture to build a new plant there. The compa...