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Dec 9, 2010 Local News
Restaurant Industry Revenue Continues to Fall
The Fukuoka branch of Teikoku Databank has released its ranking of Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture-based companies operating restaurants by revenue for 2009. Sales revenue for the to...
Dec 9, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Agricultural Enterprises Down by 20% in Five Years
The Kyushu Regional Agricultural Administration Office released a report on its survey of the number of individual farmers and agricultural enterprises in the region. The report st...
Dec 9, 2010 Local News
Recall Motion for Akune Mayor Approved by Narrow Margin
A recall election was held to determine the fate of Mayor Shinichi Takehara of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, and the mayor lost by a narrow 400-vote margin. Takehara created turmoil...
Dec 9, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Bank and Nishitetsu to Integrate Cash Cards
The Fukuoka Bank has reached an agreement with the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) to integrate the bank’s arecore cash card, which also functions as a credit card, with Nishite...
Dec 9, 2010 Local News
Starflyer to Operate Charters from Kansai Airport
Kitakyushu-based Starflyer Airlines will operate eight roundtrip charter flights from the Kansai Airport to the Incheon and Busan airports next spring, the company revealed. All th...
Dec 9, 2010 Local News
Did Fukuoka Korean Schools Receive Illegal Double Subsidy?
An educational corporation operating a primary school and a combined junior high and high school in Kitakyushu, and a primary school in Fukuoka City, for ethnic Koreans has come un...
Dec 9, 2010 Local News
Air Busan’s Occupancy Rate Hits Record High
Air Busan, which launched daily roundtrip flight service between Busan, South Korea, and Fukuoka City in March, announced a flight occupancy rate of 83% for the month of November. ...
Dec 9, 2010 Local News
J-Com Companies to Merge
J-Com Fukuoka and J-Com Kitakyushu, subsidiaries of the cable TV company Jupiter Telecommunications, announced they will merge as of January 1 next year. With competition expected ...
Dec 2, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Location Set for Chinese TV Drama
China’s state-run broadcaster CCTV plans to start filming in different Kyushu locations for a remake of The Psychotic Woman, a popular drama in Japan and South Korea, for nationwid...
Dec 2, 2010 Local News
Planning for Regional Economic Partnership Agreement in Works
Ten cities in Japan, South Korea, and China, including Kitakyushu, Fukuoka City, and Shimonoseki, which are part of a group promoting economic exchange in East Asia, held their fou...