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Jul 28, 2011 Local News
Aso Girls Win National Judo Championship
The girls’ judo team from Aso High School in Kumamoto Prefecture won the national high school championship in a tournament that ended on the 23rd in Fukuoka City. It was the team’s...
Jul 28, 2011 Local News
JR to Breed Chickens in Iizuka
JR Kyushu revealed it will start an operation to produce and sell chicken eggs in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, in August. This will be JR Kyushu’s fourth agricultural enterprise in ...
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...
Jul 28, 2011 Local News
Increase in Student Awareness of Electricity Conservation
The Kyushu Economic Research Center released its survey of the awareness of Fukuoka Prefecture university and vocational school students of electricity conservation. The survey fou...
Jul 28, 2011 Local News
JR to Launch Beetle Service between Tsushima and Busan
JR Kyushu Jet Ferry announced it will inaugurate regular jetfoil service between Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture and Busan, South Korea on October 1. The original route between Fuk...
Jul 28, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Region Auto Exports Recover
The customs office at the Port of Moji in Yamaguchi Prefecture released statistics for exports and imports in the Kyushu region (including Yamaguchi and Okinawa Prefectures) for Ju...
Jul 28, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu Supermarket to Give Coupons for Old Paper and Empty Cans
The Hallo Day supermarkets of Kitakyushu have launched a trial in which they will award coupons for store product purchases in exchange for old paper and empty cans that can be rec...
Jul 21, 2011 Local News
Radiation-Contaminated Beef Found in Fukuoka Prefecture
Beef contaminated by radioactive cesium has been found in Fukuoka Prefecture. Five lots have been discovered since the beginning of June, two of which were sold to consumers. The p...
Jul 21, 2011 Local News
JA and 7-Eleven Bring the Products to the Customers in Kumamoto
JA Ashikita, the agricultural cooperative for Ashikita-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture, and 7-Eleven Japan began a program to bring products to people unable to shop in the stores. Some...