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Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Fukuoka Local Finance Bureau Recognizes Banks for Regional Ties
The Fukuoka Local Finance Bureau, part of the Finance Ministry, has presented awards to four financial institutions in its jurisdiction of Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki prefectures f...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Bar Association to Help SMBEs
The Fukuoka Prefecture Chamber of Commerce and the Fukuoka Prefecture Bar Association signed a memorandum agreeing to cooperate for providing assistance to local small and medium-s...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Oita Bank Unveils Three-Year Plan
Oita City-based Oita Bank has released its three-year plan starting from FY 2011. With low interest rates expected to continue, the plan emphasizes personnel training and the provi...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Miyazaki Avian Flu Epidemic Over
Miyazaki Prefecture lifted the restrictions on the movement of chickens in the final district where they applied, which means that the avian flu epidemic among chicken producers in...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Ringer Hut Distributing Meals in Miyagi Shelters
Fukuoka City-based restaurant chain is sending employees in groups to shelters in Miyagi Prefecture for those who lost their homes in the Tohoku earthquake to offer residents 12,00...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Job Offers to Prospective Kyushu College Grads at a Record Low 70%
The Ministry of Education released statistics on the prospective college graduates with job offers in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture as of February 1. The percentage of those who re...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Starflyer Begins Charter Flights between Kitakyushu and Busan
Kitakyushu-based Starflyer Airlines flew its first charter flight from that city to Busan, South Korea, on the 25th. It was filled nearly to capacity with about 140 passengers visi...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Mega Solar Power Plant Built on Maglev Vehicle Test Site
A mega solar power plant has been built on the site of the former test track for maglev vehicles in Tsuno, Miyazaki Prefecture. The plant, operated by Miyazaki Solar Way, has a cap...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Iizuka Signs Memorandum for Ties with Three Entities
The city of Iizuka in Fukuoka Prefecture announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kinki University, and the Japan Finance Corp...
Mar 31, 2011 Local News
Tohoku Earthquake Impacts Kyushu Hiring
The Fukuoka Labor Bureau revealed it has already received more than 200 inquiries from companies planning to furlough employees or delay hiring of new graduates after the Tohoku ea...