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Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Tourism Guidebook Distributed
A guidebook to tourist destinations throughout Kyushu for Chinese and Korean tourists published jointly by the Nishinippon Shimbun and the Tokyo Chizu Publishing Co. is now being d...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Nishitetsu Responds to New Shinkansen Line
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Co. (Nishitetsu) announced it would begin operation of a new limited express bus between the new JR Hakata Station and the Tenjin district on March 2. The ...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Snow Causes 25% Drop in Highway Bus Passengers
The Kyushu Transport Bureau revealed that bus ridership fell 25.2% from the previous year during the yearend period from December 25 to January 4 for the 16 companies providing reg...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Fukuoka and Daejeon Research Institutes Sign Pact
The Fukuoka Asia Urban Research Center of Fukuoka City and the Daejeon Development Research Institute of Daejeon in South Korea signed a research exchange agreement. It is the thir...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Ippudo to Open Shop in South Korea
The Hakata Ippudo ramen chain announced it has formed a licensing agreement with a South Korean company to operate their shops in that country. They also announced the first Ippudo...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Chikuho Bank Boosts Farm Lending
The Chikuho Bank of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, has launched the Chikugin Agribusiness Loan, a new product for regional farmers and agribusinesses. The objective is to develop new ...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Porcelain Used for Light-Emitting Signage
The Tsutsuya Tachigama kiln of Nagasaki Prefecture has developed signage for directing people in public places to emergency exits made with porcelain. The signs store light emitted...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Nagasaki Prefectural Offices to be Moved
Nagasaki Prefecture Gov. Hodo Nakamura announced that the prefectural government offices in Nagasaki City would be moved from their current location in Edo-machi to reclaimed land ...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Genome Code for Bluefin Tuna Cracked
A research group including members from Kyushu University has become the first in the world to indentify the genome code for the blue tuna. Scientists hope this can lead to the dev...
Feb 10, 2011 Local News
Nishitetsu Responds to New Shinkansen Line
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Co. (Nishitetsu) announced it would begin operation of a new limited express bus between the new JR Hakata Station and the Tenjin district on March 2. The ...