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Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Karatsu and Kyushu U. to Study Eel and Mackerel Cultivation
The city of Karatsu and Kyushu University signed an agreement to jointly pursue research in the cultivation of conger eels and mackerel. The objective is to promote the fisheries i...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Kyushu’s Oldest Pipe Organ to be Dismantled
The oldest pipe organ in Kyushu, at the Seinan Gakuin Baptist Church in Fukuoka City, will be dismantled next month when the church is rebuilt. The organ was build in Virginia in t...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Property Values Rise Only in Fukuoka City
The National Tax Agency released their assessments of property values nationwide for the purposes of calculating inheritance and gift taxes. The property values for Kyushu as a who...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Aeon to Open 200 Cycle Shops in Kyushu
Aeon Cycle Shop, Aeon Kyushu’s unit for bicycle sales, announced it has changed its name to Aeon Bike and plans to open 200 shops in Kyushu by 2016 as part of the overall group exp...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Aeon Group to Operate Farm in Oita
Chiba-based Aeon Agri Create, an Aeon group member that operates five farms in the Kanto area, announced it will begin direct operation of a farm in Kokonoe-machi, Oita Prefecture,...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Half of Saga Prefecture Mayors Cautious About Restarting Genkai Plant
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a survey of the 10 Saga Prefecture mayors to determine their views on restarting the currently idled nuclear reactors at the Genkai plant. While G...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Chikuho Bank to Create Think Tank
Chikuho Bank of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, revealed it had established the Chikugin Regional Economic Research Institute, a think tank for supporting the business enterprises in t...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Takeo Forbids Overtime to Save Electricity
The city of Takeo in Saga Prefecture has prohibited all its employees from engaging in overtime work for two months from July 1 to cut back on electricity use. City officials think...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Half of Saga Prefecture Mayors Cautious About Restarting Genkai Plant
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a survey of the 10 Saga Prefecture mayors to determine their views on restarting the currently idled nuclear reactors at the Genkai plant. While G...
Jul 7, 2011 Local News
Chikuho Bank to Create Think Tank
Chikuho Bank of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, revealed it had established the Chikugin Regional Economic Research Institute, a think tank for supporting the business enterprises in t...