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Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Bank of Fukuoka Takes Top Ranking
An investigation by the Nishinippon Shimbun shows that as of last December, the Bank of Fukuoka had the leading share for loans among financial institutions in northern Kyushu, jum...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Discount Taxi Service Increasing in Kyushu
More taxi companies in Kyushu are offering discount fares to the elderly who have relinquished their drivers’ licenses due to weaker eyesight or other reasons. According to the Kyu...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Chikugo River Bridge Reopens for Pedestrians
The red steel between Saga City and Okawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, designated an important national cultural treasure by the government, has been restored and reopened for use by pedes...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Free Wireless LAN to Start 16 Nagasaki Prefecture Shopping Malls
Ninjin Net in Nagasaki has installed wireless LAN systems in the 16 primary shopping malls in Nagasaki City and Sasebo with operation beginning in March, it was learned. Users with...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Kyusai to Build New Mail-Order System
Kyusai, a Fukuoka City-based manufacturer and merchant of foods for the health market, revealed they would rework for the first time their mail-order system, which has been in plac...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Three Kyushu Mayors Visit Seoul for PR Offensive
The mayors of Fukuoka City, Kagoshima City, and Kumamoto City visited Seoul to publicize their cities as tourist designations before the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen next month...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Remodeled Hakata Bus Terminal to Open on 19th
The JR Hakata Bus Terminal located next to the new JR Hakata Station building has been remodeled and will open on the 19th. It now has a pedestrian deck with shops and connects wit...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
JR Kyushu Bus to Operate Hakata-Miyazaki Route
JR Kyushu Bus announced they will launch highway bus service between Hakata and Miyazaki in April. They had been jointly offering service on the same route with Nishitetsu and othe...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Enhance Safety System
Kyushu Electric Power released its report on the leak of radioactive material from Reactor #3 at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture. The report states that the leak ...
Feb 17, 2011 Local News
Remodeled Hakata Bus Terminal to Open on 19th
The JR Hakata Bus Terminal located next to the new JR Hakata Station building has been remodeled and will open on the 19th. It now has a pedestrian deck with shops and connects wit...