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Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Population Tallied at 13.2 Million
The results of the national census were announced, and as part of that census it was revealed that the population of the seven Kyushu prefectures was 13,204,474. That’s a decline o...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Fukuoka City Filled with 20-Something Females
The Kyushu branch of the Development Bank of Japan released the results of its survey showing that Fukuoka City has the highest ratio of women in their 20s of any of the nation’s s...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Starflyer to Open Training Facility
The Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer announced plans to begin operation of a training center for pilots and ground personnel in 2012. The center will be located near the Kitakyus...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Record High Number of Foreign Entrants to Kyushu in 2010
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau reports that 999,292 foreigners entered the country through Kyushu air and sea ports in 2010, a record high. The target of bureau and tourism p...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Tamana Tempts New Residents with Shinkansen Subsidy
With a station on the Kyushu Shinkansen line, the city of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture is offering a subsidy of 30,000 yen a month to people willing to relocate from Fukuoka or othe...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
New Hakata Station Building Predicted to Boost Visitors to Hakata Ward
The Fukuoka University Institute of Quantitative Behavioral Infomatics for City and Space Economy (FQBIC) released the results of its survey on the number of visitors to the new JR...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Crowds Flock to Preview of New Station Building
JR Hakata City, the new shopping complex and building at JR Hakata Station, was previewed to card-holding members and others on the 2nd, one day before its scheduled opening. An es...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Heads Demonstrates New Electric Vehicle
Heads Corporation of Kanda-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture, demonstrated in Kitakyushu a three-wheeled electric vehicle for one person using its patented wireless charging system. More t...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Economic Research Center Publishes 2011 White Paper
The Kyushu Economic Research Center has released its white paper for 2011, titled A New Stage for Foreigner Tourism in Japan. Citing Kyushu’s proximity to the Asian continent, the ...
Mar 3, 2011 Local News
Yamaguchi Financial Group to Boost Hiring
The Yamaguchi Financial Group of Yamaguchi Prefecture, which controls two regional banks among its holdings, announced their hiring plans for next fiscal year. The group as a whole...