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Jun 23, 2011 Local News
Shinkansen Boosts Kyushu Rail Traffic
JR Kyushu released figures for the first three months of Kyushu Shinkansen operation showing large increases in the number of rail passengers compared to the totals when only speci...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
Hakata Daimaru Forms Ties with Large Chinese Group
The Hakata Daimaru department store of Fukuoka City has announced an agreement with the Ouya Group, a large Chinese retailer operating supermarkets and department stores in northea...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
Four Kyushu Prefectures Refuse to Divulge Amakudari Information
With criticism mounting of the practice of amakudari (finding comfortable post-retirement executive positions for government officials in other public sector organizations), the tr...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
Fujifilm to Open New Line at Kumamoto Plant
Fujifilm said it would launch a new production line in the plant of its Kyushu subsidiary to boost production of the film to protect polarizing plates used in the panels of liquid ...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Encouraging Volunteerism
Toyota Kyushu is encouraging its 7,700 employees to become involved in volunteer activities in their local communities. The company has made this a policy since sharply cutting bac...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
Yaskawa Electric to Launch Solar Power Business
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced plans to establish a presence in the solar power industry due to rising interest in natural energy. They intend to use their control tec...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
Tmsuk to Launch Danish Subsidiary
Munakata robot manufacturer tmsuk announced they will open a subsidiary in Denmark at the end of the month. It is the company’s first effort to establish a presence overseas. Their...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
New Nissan Note Model to be Built in Kyushu
Nissan announced its intention to manufacture in Kyushu the new model of its Note mini-MPV to debut in 2013. The automaker is also mulling the use of Kyushu as its manufacturing ba...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
Isahaya Floodgate Options Expensive
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released the results of its assessment for the extent of opening the controversial floodgates in Isahaya Bay. Each of the three...
Jun 16, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Electric Postpones Call for Power Use Cutbacks
Kyushu Electric Power has decided to postpone until at least the end of June a call to households and industry to cut back on power usage. The utility has moved to procure fuel for...